The Summit of the Americas (SOA) is an international summit meeting that brings together the leaders of countries in the Organization of American States (OAS). Cuba was expelled from the OAS under pressure from the United States after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Cuba participated in the 2015 summit in Panama, and sent its foreign minister to the subsequent 2018 summit in Peru. [1] [2] In the early 1990s, the formerly ad hoc summits were institutionalized into a regular "Summit of the Americas" based on the principles of democracy and free trade. [3] The meetings, organized by a number of multilateral bodies led by the OAS, provide an opportunity for discussions about a variety of issues and topics.
The last summit to take place was the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States of America from June 8–10, 2022.
Summit | Dates | Host Country | Host City | Topics | Results |
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1st | December 9–11, 1994 | United States [4] | Miami |
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Special | December 7-8, 1996 | Bolivia | Santa Cruz |
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2nd | April 18–19, 1998 | Chile [5] | Santiago |
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3rd | April 20–22, 2001 | Canada [6] | Quebec City |
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Special | January 12–13, 2004 | Mexico [7] | Monterrey |
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4th | November 4–5, 2005 | Argentina [8] | Mar del Plata |
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5th | April 17–19, 2009 | Trinidad and Tobago [9] [10] | Port-of-Spain |
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6th | April 14–15, 2012 | Colombia [11] | Cartagena |
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7th | April 10–11, 2015 | Panama [12] | Panama City |
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8th | April 13–14, 2018 | Peru [13] | Lima |
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9th | June 6–10, 2022 | United States [14] | Los Angeles |
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Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection |
10th | October, 2025 | Dominican Republic | Punta Cana |
The events that garnered the most general public and media attention were the Quebec City and Mar del Plata summits (3rd and 4th respectively), both of which provoked very large anti-globalization and anti- Free Trade Area of the Americas protests and attendant police response.
All 35 independent nations of the Americas are members of the OAS.
The following jurisdictions are not members of the OAS as they are dependencies of other nations. They are grouped under the nation that has sovereignty over them.
Sovereign state | Jurisdiction | Dependency type |
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Denmark | Greenland | Autonomous country |
France | French Guiana | Overseas region |
Guadeloupe | Overseas region | |
Martinique | Overseas region | |
Saint Barthélemy | Overseas collectivity | |
Saint Martin | Overseas collectivity | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Overseas collectivity | |
Netherlands | Aruba | Constituent country |
Bonaire | Public body | |
Curaçao | Constituent country | |
Saba | Public body | |
Sint Eustatius | Public body | |
Sint Maarten | Constituent country | |
United Kingdom | Anguilla | Overseas territory |
Bermuda | Overseas territory | |
British Virgin Islands | Overseas territory | |
Cayman Islands | Overseas territory | |
Falkland Islands | Overseas territory | |
Montserrat | Overseas territory | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Overseas territory | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Overseas territory | |
United States | Puerto Rico | Unincorporated organized commonwealth |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Unincorporated organized territory |
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The Summit of the Americas (SOA) is an international summit meeting that brings together the leaders of countries in the Organization of American States (OAS). Cuba was expelled from the OAS under pressure from the United States after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Cuba participated in the 2015 summit in Panama, and sent its foreign minister to the subsequent 2018 summit in Peru. [1] [2] In the early 1990s, the formerly ad hoc summits were institutionalized into a regular "Summit of the Americas" based on the principles of democracy and free trade. [3] The meetings, organized by a number of multilateral bodies led by the OAS, provide an opportunity for discussions about a variety of issues and topics.
The last summit to take place was the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States of America from June 8–10, 2022.
Summit | Dates | Host Country | Host City | Topics | Results |
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1st | December 9–11, 1994 | United States [4] | Miami |
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Special | December 7-8, 1996 | Bolivia | Santa Cruz |
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2nd | April 18–19, 1998 | Chile [5] | Santiago |
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3rd | April 20–22, 2001 | Canada [6] | Quebec City |
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Special | January 12–13, 2004 | Mexico [7] | Monterrey |
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4th | November 4–5, 2005 | Argentina [8] | Mar del Plata |
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5th | April 17–19, 2009 | Trinidad and Tobago [9] [10] | Port-of-Spain |
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6th | April 14–15, 2012 | Colombia [11] | Cartagena |
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7th | April 10–11, 2015 | Panama [12] | Panama City |
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8th | April 13–14, 2018 | Peru [13] | Lima |
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9th | June 6–10, 2022 | United States [14] | Los Angeles |
|
Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection |
10th | October, 2025 | Dominican Republic | Punta Cana |
The events that garnered the most general public and media attention were the Quebec City and Mar del Plata summits (3rd and 4th respectively), both of which provoked very large anti-globalization and anti- Free Trade Area of the Americas protests and attendant police response.
All 35 independent nations of the Americas are members of the OAS.
The following jurisdictions are not members of the OAS as they are dependencies of other nations. They are grouped under the nation that has sovereignty over them.
Sovereign state | Jurisdiction | Dependency type |
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Denmark | Greenland | Autonomous country |
France | French Guiana | Overseas region |
Guadeloupe | Overseas region | |
Martinique | Overseas region | |
Saint Barthélemy | Overseas collectivity | |
Saint Martin | Overseas collectivity | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Overseas collectivity | |
Netherlands | Aruba | Constituent country |
Bonaire | Public body | |
Curaçao | Constituent country | |
Saba | Public body | |
Sint Eustatius | Public body | |
Sint Maarten | Constituent country | |
United Kingdom | Anguilla | Overseas territory |
Bermuda | Overseas territory | |
British Virgin Islands | Overseas territory | |
Cayman Islands | Overseas territory | |
Falkland Islands | Overseas territory | |
Montserrat | Overseas territory | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Overseas territory | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Overseas territory | |
United States | Puerto Rico | Unincorporated organized commonwealth |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Unincorporated organized territory |
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