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The regional office for the Americas: missions, team, regional meetings and contacts.

Updated : October 28, 2026· 3 min read

The Americas office

River Landscape with Large Tree at Left, Augustin Hirschvogel (1546)
River Landscape with Large Tree at Left, Augustin Hirschvogel (1546)

The New York office is OIMAP's regional branch for the fourteen States of the Americas. It follows relations with focal points, organizes regional meetings and coordinates programmes.

It also hosts meetings with the continent's major marketplaces and visiting State delegations.

Its email address is newyork@oimap.example.

  • New York
  • Office
  • Americas

New York office in figures

14States followed
1Regional office
5 daysWeekly opening
3Working languages

Source: Member States Relations Directorate.

Distribution

Relations with States35% (indicative)
Programmes30% (indicative)
Meetings20% (indicative)
Market relations15% (indicative)

Indicative breakdown of activities.

Office missions

The office processes requests from States in the region, prepares accessions, keeps focal point contacts up to date and relays Headquarters decisions. It is the local point of contact for administrations and professionals on the continent.

It reports to Headquarters in Paris on the progress of programmes and on changing needs.

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Seated Figurine (c. 1400–1540)
Châteauvieux-sur-Suran, Antoine-Claude Ponthus-Cinier (1848)
Châteauvieux-sur-Suran, Antoine-Claude Ponthus-Cinier (1848)
Coiled Rattlesnake (c. 1200–1519)
Coiled Rattlesnake (c. 1200–1519)

The team

The office team numbers around ten staff (indicative): a regional head, programme officers, a lawyer and assistants. The working languages are English, Spanish and French, with Portuguese for certain exchanges with Brazil.

Each State in the region has a designated programme officer.

Regional meetings

Each year the office organizes a regional meeting of focal points, held ahead of the annual plenary. It makes it possible to set the continent's priorities and prepare programmes.

Thematic workshops are also offered: clandestine excavations, securing transactions, protection of collections.

Relations with the market

The office maintains a dialogue with auction houses, galleries, fairs and online platforms in the region. It gathers their comments on draft guidelines and informs them of regulatory developments.

Professionals may also engage in the Organization's certification process.

Contact details

Main contact.
InformationDetails
Email addressnewyork@oimap.example
AttachmentMember States Relations Directorate
Headquarters telephone+33 1 00 00 08 00
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French

Milestones

  1. Opening

    First South American accessions.

  2. Regional meeting

    Annual meeting of focal points.

  3. Fourteen States

    Complete region.

  4. Multi-year programmes

    Training and assistance.

Opening hours

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The Kiss of Peace and Justice, Laurent de La Hyre (1654)
Head from a Building's Façade (250–900 CE)
Head from a Building's Façade (250–900 CE)
Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory, Dimitrios Constantin (c. 1850s–60s)
Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory, Dimitrios Constantin (c. 1850s–60s)

Regional office or Headquarters

Border Fragment (100 BCE–700 CE)

New York

Proximity
  • Fourteen States
  • Regional programmes
  • Languages of the region

For routine questions.

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Paris

General policy
  • Management
  • General Assembly
  • Technical services

For substantive decisions.

Contacting the office

  1. Specify

    The State and the subject.

  2. Write

    At newyork@oimap.example.

  3. Obtain

    An acknowledgement of receipt.

  4. Exchange

    With the programme officer.

  5. Conclude

    With a record of the meeting.

Before a meeting

A programme officer

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« We follow each State closely: one contact, one language, one answer. »
Rosa Alvarez, programme officer (example)

Office glossary

Regional office
Branch of the Organization.
Regional meeting
Meeting of the focal points of a region.
Programme officer
Officer responsible for a State.
Working language
Language of exchanges and documents.

Practical information

The office is open Monday to Friday, during local hours. Appointments are made by email, preferably a week in advance. Delegations are received by invitation.

For requests concerning other regions, the office refers you to the competent office.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the office's address?

newyork@oimap.example.

Is the public received?

Only by appointment.

Which languages?

English, Spanish and French.

Which programmes?

Useful Documents

Contacts

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The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert (c. 1769)
Member States Relations DirectorateParis — Headquarters+33 1 00 00 08 00membres@oimap.exampleMonday to Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

View the programmes

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The region's programmes.

Programmes
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