Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty
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The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (ATS) is a subsidiary body of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and, as such, performs its duties under the ATCM's direction. The ATCM is the forum that brings together the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties, Non-Consultative Parties, Observers and Experts. The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 and entered into force in 1961.
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Formation | 1 September 2004 |
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Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Membership | Parties to the Antarctic Treaty System |
Official language | English, French, Russian, and Spanish |
Executive Secretary | Albert Lluberas |
Staff | 9 |
Website | www |
The Secretariat is located at 757 Maipú Street, in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Government of Argentina provides the office where the Secretariat operates, and the Headquarters Agreement[1] –signed in 2010, during ATCM XXXIII—establishes the relationship between the ATCM and the Argentine Republic regarding the operations of the Secretariat in Argentina.