Almagro has been in charge of the Organization of American States (OAS) since 2015. He was subjected to an investigation to determine if, in the framework of his sentimental relationship with a subordinate, he violated OAS regulations
The investigation to which the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagrofor having maintained an intimate relationship with an employee, determined that he violated the internal provisions on “common sense and good judgment”, although not intentionally.
“The External Investigation concluded that the Secretary General violated the OAS Rules and Regulations regarding the provisions on common sense and good judgment and the additional ethical obligations for the Secretary General,” said that text to which EFE had access. this Monday.
The report did specify that “it did not violate the Rules and Regulations of the OAS with regard to supervisory obligations, salary increases, intimidation, travel or conflicts of interest.”
By maintaining the intimate relationship while allowing the OAS official to continue collaborating as an integral part of her team of advisors, “she violated her additional ethical obligations and contravened the very spirit of ‘common sense and good judgment’ always required of all members of the staff and other service providers of the General Secretariat,” said that text.
Almagro has been in charge of the OAS since 2015. He was subjected to an investigation to determine if, in the framework of his sentimental relationship with a subordinate, he violated OAS regulations.
These external investigations determined that, in the allegations related to the intimate relationship itself, his conduct “does not reflect the level of intent necessary to support the occurrence of an intentional violation.”
Almagro, according to the lawyers from the Miller & Chevalier office, in charge of that evaluation, internally analyzed and consulted with his advisors the scope of the obligations regarding conflicts of interest under the Code of Ethics and maintained a sufficient administrative and hierarchical distance with the official to avoid setting up a superior-supervised relationship.
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Likewise, “he refused to participate in administrative processes that affected the interests” of that worker, “he did not allow the intimate relationship to interfere in the performance of his duties and he did not hide it or disguise it, allowing the intimate relationship to be made public. knowledge from its inception.
“Having not received formal or informal complaints, denunciations or comments inside or outside the OAS alluding to possible discomforts in the face of the intimate relationship, the Secretary General maintained his conviction that his conduct did not violate his ethical obligations to the OAS,” Added that document.
Miller & Chevalier estimated that the violation of the code of ethics arises precisely from “not having refrained from working closely and closely with the official” after having started the intimate relationship or, failing that, having continued the relationship while working in close collaboration. and closeness with that employee.
The lawyers of that firm “could not corroborate” that Almagro “had sought advice – verbal or written – from the directors of the three areas indicated in the Code of Ethics.”
The controversy surrounding this relationship broke out shortly after the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) decided last September by a majority to dismiss its president, Mauricio Claver-Carone, for having an affair with a subordinate, something the latter denied.
With information from EFE.
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