The Protocol of Managua aims to strengthen the role of the OAS in regional integration and economic development. All of the new amendments to the Charter will go into effect once two thirds of the signatories submit their ratification. The Cuban Government was suspended from participating in the OAS in 1962. The Cuban State cannot be excluded since there are no provisions in the Charter that address the expulsion of a member state. The Organization of American States is a Regional Membership body.
All members are official delegations of nation-states.
It holds a regular session once a year, either in the OAS headquarters in Washington, or in a specified member state. Delegations from every member state are represented in the general assembly, usually by their foreign minister. The Permanent Council, in special circumstance, may convene a special session of the General Assembly. This is the organ that implements the policies and programs as instructed by the General Assembly. D.C. The General Secretariat also has offices in all member states.