The Office of Governor for The United States of America Date: June

The Government of The United States of America
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The Office of Governor for The United States of America
Box # 3
The United States of America
Global Postal Code-NAC: 850H2 MR7C8
Office hours: 9 A.M- 8:30 P.M. Monday –Friday
Phone: 1-775-434-8853
Email: [email protected]
Date: June 1, 2015
To:
Luis Almagro Lemes
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
17th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C., 20006-4499
Telephone: (202) 370-5000
Fax: (202) 458-3967
From: The Governor for The United States of America
In line with the results of the referendum held in The United States of America on 1 June 2015,
organized in accordance with Articles of Confederation, as amended, May 20th, 2013, in my
capacity as Governor of The United States of America, I have the honour to request the
admission of The United States of America to membership in the Organization of American
States.
Accordingly, I should be grateful if you would arrange for the present letter to be submitted to all
members of the organization as soon as possible. For this purpose, a declaration made in
pursuance of Chapter III, Articles 4-6, of the Charter of the Organization of American States is
appended to this letter (see enclosure),
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Chapter III; MEMBERS
Article 4
All American States that ratify the present Charter are Members of the Organization.
Article 5
Any new political entity that arises from the union of several Member States and that, as such,
ratifies the present Charter, shall become a Member of the Organization. The entry of the new
political entity into the Organization shall result in the loss of membership of each one of the
States which constitute it
Article 6
Any other independent American State that desires to become a Member of the Organization
should so indicate by means of a note addressed to the Secretary General, in which it declares
that it is willing to sign and ratify the Charter of the Organization and to accept all the
obligations inherent in membership, especially those relating to collective security expressly set
forth in Articles 28 and 29 of the Charter.
The Office of Governor for The United States of America,
So accepted on the 1st day of June, 2015,
Electronic Signature:
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The Government of The United States of America
Rural Free Delivery Route 1
The Office of Governor for The United States of America
Box # 3
The United States of America
Global Postal Code-NAC: 850H2 MR7C8
Office hours: 9 A.M- 8:30 P.M. Monday –Friday
Phone: 1-775-434-8853
Email: [email protected]
Declaration
In connection with the application of The United States of America for membership in the
Organization of American States, I have the honour, on behalf of The United States of
America and in my capacity as Governor of a National Government, to solemnly declare that
The United States of America accepts the obligations contained in the Charter of the
Organization of American States and undertakes to fulfill them.
The Office of Governor for The United States of America,
So accepted on the 1st day of June, 2015,
Electronic Signature:
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The Government of The United States of America
Rural Free Delivery Route 1
The Office of Governor for The United States of America
Box # 3
The United States of America
Global Postal Code-NAC: 850H2 MR7C8
Office hours: 9 A.M- 8:30 P.M. Monday –Friday
Phone: 1-775-434-8853
Email: [email protected]
Fecha: 1º de junio de 2015
Para: Luis Almagro Lemes
Secretario General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos
Organización de los Estados Americanos
17th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C., 20006-4499
Teléfono:
Fax:
(202) 370-5000
(202) 458-3967
De parte: La Oficina del Gobernador por Los Estados Unidos de América
De acuerdo al referendo resultado en Los Estados Unidos de América el 1º de junio de 2015,
organizada de conformidad con los Artículos de la Confederación, modificada 20 de mayo de
2013, en mi capacidad de Gobernador de Los Estados Unidos de América, tengo el agrado honor
de solicitar la admisión de Los Estados Unidos de América como Miembro de la Organización
de los Estados Americanos.
En consecuencia, le agradecería que hiciera distribuir esta carta que se presentará a todos los
miembros de la organización lo antes posible. Con este propósito, una declaración hecha en
virtud del Capítulo III, artículos 4-6, de la Carta de la Carta de la Organización de los Estados
Americanos se adjunta a la presente carta (véase el apéndice),
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Capítulo III; MIEMBROS
Artículo 4
Son miembros de la Organización todos los Estados americanos que ratifiquen la presente
Carta.
Artículo 5
En la Organización tendrá su lugar toda nueva entidad política que nazca de la unión de varios
de sus Estados miembros y que como tal ratifique esta Carta. El ingreso de la nueva entidad
política en la Organización producirá, para cada uno de los Estados que la constituyen, la
pérdida de la calidad de miembro de la Organización.
Artículo 6
Cualquier otro Estado americano independiente que quiera ser miembro de la Organización,
deberá manifestarlo mediante nota dirigida al Secretario General, en la cual indique que está
dispuesto a firmar y ratificar la Carta de la Organización así como a aceptar todas las
obligaciones que entraña la condición de miembro, en especial las referentes a la seguridad
colectiva, mencionadas expresamente en los artículos 28 y 29 de la Carta.
La Oficina del Gobernador por Los Estados Unidos de América,
Así aceptado en el 1º de junio de 2015,
Firma Electronica:
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The Government of The United States of America
Rural Free Delivery Route 1
The Office of Governor for The United States of America
Box # 3
The United States of America
Global Postal Code-NAC: 850H2 MR7C8
Office hours: 9 A.M- 8:30 P.M. Monday –Friday
Phone: 1-775-434-8853
Email: [email protected]
Declaración
En relación con la solicitud de Los Estados Unidos de América para ser miembro de la
Organización de los Estados Americanos, tengo el honor, en nombre de los Estados Unidos de
América y en mi calidad de Gobernador de un Gobierno Nacional, para declarar solamente que
Los Estados Unidos de América acepta las obligaciones contenidas en la Carta de la
Organización de los Estados Americanos y se compromete a cumplirlas.
La Oficina del Gobernador por Los Estados Unidos de América,
Así aceptado en el 1º de junio de 2015,
Firma Electronica:
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The Government of The United States of America,
Office of the registrar
Rural Free Delivery Route 1,
The United States of America,
Global Postal Code-NAC:850H2 MR7C8
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (602) 845-0473
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I, Alice Ceniceros, certify under penalty of bearing false witness under the laws of The United States
of America that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct according to the best of my current
information, knowledge, and belief. The office of the registrar accepts and acknowledges the document:
DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES and is
recorded on:
June 1, 2015
Document Date
5:50 PM
Time
RH-20150601-JJR4-K392-GK30-2245GH548K2F
Record File Number
File Name: 20150601-DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE-OAS
CERTIFIED COPY OF RECORDED DOCUMENT
This is a true and exact reproduction of the document officially recorded and placed on file in
the office of the registrar for The United States of America.
Date Issued: June 1, 2015
This copy is not valid unless displaying the Record File Number, Unique Authentication File Number,
Seal, and signature of the registrar for The United States of America.
The United States of America
Unique Authentication File Number
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