A coalition of US anti-abortion and Christian conservative groups have targeted the re-election of a Uruguayan diplomat, Luis Almagro, as the leader of the Organization of American States (OAS) – despite Almagro’s track record as a crucial ally of the Trump administration against Venezuela.
Almagro, whose current term expires in May 2020, said on Twitter last year that he intended to run for re-election after receiving endorsements from US and allied countries. His current tenure as OAS chief has been marked by public confrontations with the leaders of Venezuela and Cuba.
Last year, for example, the Los Angeles Times reported that Almagro “joined President Trump in holding out the threat of a military intervention in Venezuela to restore democracy”. But his perceived positions on other issues have angered some of Trump’s key supporters in the US.
