"Behind his desk in his office, the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, 67, has three portraits hanging like guardians: Mahatma Gandhi, champion of nonviolence; Martin Luther King Jr., fighter for civil rights; and Nelson Mandela, advocate of dialogue with one's enemies. Their example inspires this former Surinamese foreign minister, who has spent most of his career in this multilateral organization."
"Last May, he succeeded Luis Almagro as the head of the OAS. Ramdin has taken charge of the Pan-American institution at an especially challenging time for the world, for the Americas, and for the OAS itself. The United States is deploying its largest concentration of warships in the Caribbean and attacking alleged drug-running boats amid speculation that it might strike targets inside Venezuela."
Albert Ramdin, 67, serves as secretary general of the OAS and displays portraits of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela as inspirations. Ramdin is a former Surinamese foreign minister who spent most of his career within the multilateral organization and succeeded Luis Almagro last May. He assumed leadership during a period of intensified regional tensions, including the U.S. deploying its largest concentration of warships in the Caribbean and conducting attacks on suspected drug-running boats. The OAS is advancing a roadmap for Haiti, sent a mission to Guatemala ahead of a Supreme Court election, and faces a postponed Summit of the Americas amid deep governmental divisions. Ramdin calls for cooperation and listening despite heightened polarization.
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