Immigration, Refugees Immigration, Réfugiés and Citizenship et Citoyenneté Canada

Director General Directeur général Internal Audit Vérification interne and Accountability et responsabilisation

Ottawa K1A 1L1

January 4, 2021

Ambassador Nestor Mendez Assistant Secretary General Organization of American States

Dear Ambassador Mendez:

I hope this letter finds you well. I am pleased to write to you in reference to your letter dated December 11, 2020 concerning required elections to be held at the fiftieth first regular session of the General Assembly that is to be held in 2021, in .

It will be necessary to elect a member for the Board of External Auditors at this session of the General Assembly. More specifically, the General Assembly will need to re-elect Mr. Dean Evanson (as his term as ends on December 31, 2021) to a term from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024.

Please find attached the list of the board members, corresponding terms and their nationality.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Martin Rubenstein President, Board of External Auditors, Chief Audit Executive - IRCC

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOARD OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS Department of Financial Services Financial Reporting and Administrative Coordination Section

BOARD OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS MEMBERS AND ASSISTANTS

CANADA Term: 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 (re-elected) 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2019 (re-elected) 1/1/2014 – 12/31/2016 Mr. Martin Rubenstein – Chairperson Director General / Chief Audit Executive Office of Internal Audit and Accountability Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [email protected], Phone: (613) 437-7226

Assistant: Ms. Linda Collette, [email protected] Phone: 613-979-1506

UNITED STATES Term: 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2023 Mrs. Joan Carol Lugo - Member Managing Director of Global Financial Operations Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services Department of State Email: [email protected], Phone: (843) 746-0587

Assistants: Mr. Paul J McVicker [email protected], Phone: (843) 202-3858

Ms. Carole Clay [email protected], Phone: (202) 663-2084

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Term: 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 requires election in GA 2021, term 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2024 Mr. Dean Evanson – Member Director of Audit Government of Email: [email protected], Phone: 1 (268) 462-0021

Assistant: Mr. Anthony Browne Email: [email protected], Phone: 1 (268) 789 1630