Title: The Loyalty Oath
Course: Code of Ethics and conduct OAS - 3rd Edition > Section: Module 2. Ethics and the GS/OAS

The Loyalty Oath is in the Code of Ethics and contains principles that you are expected to apply at work like: loyalty, discretion, and a promise to always comply with Internal Law. The Oath provides a framework for what is expected, and the Code describes specifically how people are expected to act in particular situations.

Staff Members of the Organization sign the following Loyalty Oath, which states:

"I solemnly undertake to perform loyally, discreetly, and conscientiously my duties as a member of the staff serving the General Secretariat; to conduct myself in accordance with the interests of the Organization of American States; neither to seek nor to accept instructions regarding my duties and obligations as a staff member from any government or from any authority other than the General Secretariat; and, in all respects, to abide by the provisions of the Charter of the Organization of American States and to comply with the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat, the Staff Rules, and other pertinent provisions."
Remember. You should always comply with the Charter, the Code of Ethics and other OAS Internal Laws.