In accordance with the provisions of Article 22 of the Charter of OLACEFS, the headquarters of the Organization shall be the city of the Executive Secretary determined by the Full Member, for the same period during which he holds that position, in conformance with the provisions of Article 16 of the Charter.

The following is a list of the various headquarters that ILACIF and later OLACEFS have had:

Period Headquarters SAI Designation Year
1965-1972 Venezuela Comptroller General’s Office II CLADEFS* 1965
1973-1975 Peru Comptroller General’s Office III CLADEFS 1972
1976-1978 Ecuador Comptroller General’s Office IV CLADEFS 1975
1979-1981 Colombia Comptroller General’s Office V CLADEFS 1978
1982-1984 Colombia Comptroller General’s Office VI CLADEFS 1981
1986-1990 Peru Comptroller General’s Office VII CLADEFS** 1984
1991-1996 Mexico Office of Financial Audit of Congress Extraordinary General Assembly ** 1990
1997-2002 Peru Comptroller General’s Office VI General Assembly 1996
2003-2008 Panama Comptroller General’s Office II CLADEFS* 2002
2009-2012 Panama Comptroller General’s Office XVIII General Assembly 2008
2013-2018*** Chile Comptroller General’s Office XXII General Assembly 2012

* Latin American Congress of Audit Institutions.
** Special Assembly Session 11/10/89 (Buenos Aires) modified the Charter and the name of the Organization.
*** Extension passed by resolution 10/2018/AG at the 28th Ordinary General Assembly (Buenos Aires).