75^th MEETING OF THE DIRECTING COUNCIL OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE

June, 7-9,  2000
Ottawa, Canada

STATUTE REFORM ON ELECTION OF IACI AUTHORITIES
THE DIRECTING COUNCIL OF THE IACI:

CONSIDERING:

            The proposal submitted by the Delegation of the United States of America relative to the Reform of Articles 20, 21 and 22 of the Statute; 

RESOLVES:  

1.         To approve the following text for the mentioned Articles in the IACI Statute:  

Article 20    The Directing Council shall elect from among the member states that compose it, and by a vote of the majority of the member states present, a President and Vice President and five member states who shall serve on the seven-member Executive Committee for a two-year term.  The Executive Committee shall meet once a year. 

Article 21    No member state may run for more than one elected office in any term and an appropriate geographical balance among the member states elected to the Executive Committee shall be sought.

Article 22     The member states holding the presidency and vice presidency may stand for re-election to consecutive terms only once.  The other five members states of the Executive Committee may not seek re-election to consecutive terms, though they are eligible to run for the offices of President and Vice President at any time. 

       2.    To instruct the Office of the Director General to obtain ratification by the Permanent Council of the  OAS, in accordance with current norms.