Inter-American Center for Social Security Studies - CIESS

The Inter-American Center for Social Security Studies (CIESS) is the CISS teaching, training and research body.

The CIESS shall have the following responsibilities:

  1. Implement the CISS recommendations in its field of expertise.
  2. In a systematic and continuous way, give professional training and education to social security human resources.
  3. Promote and carry out research and studies in the field of social security.
  4. Execute and deliver agreements with the purpose of boosting training, information, and studies exchanges with institutions and organizations in the field of social security.
  5. Provide academic support to the CISS members on training, teaching and research issues.
  6. Stimulate doctrinaire discussions over social security and related areas.
  7. Promote training outside the headquarters, in coordination with the Sub-regions and the CASS.
  8. Research, gather and disseminate social security advances and related studies.
  9. Participate in the CISS cooperation programs and the Permanent Committee coordination activities.
  10. Submit the annual plan of action and activity report for approval of the General Assembly.
  11. On a yearly basis, draw up and submit for the approval of the General Assembly the financial report and the draft budget, which it shall manage in a completely autonomous way upon its approval.
  12. Promote education on social security among the CISS members, in higher education institutions as well as in training and research centers. Promote education on social security among the CISS members, in higher education institutions as well as in raining and research centers.

Web Site: www.ciess.org.mx

CIESS Board of Directors

Presidencia - Presidency

México

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Miembro Titular - Full Member

DANIEL KARAM TOUMEH
Director General
Paseo de la Reforma 476, piso 1
Col. Juárez
Del. Cuauhtémoc
C.P. 06600 México, D.F.
Tel: (+52 55) 5211.4853 - 5211.2874
Fax: (+52 55) 5211.26 23
Web: www.imss.gob.mx
e-mail:

Representantes / Representative

Subregión I / Sub-Region I

Perú

Seguro Social de Salud (EsSALUD)
Miembro Titular - Full Member

PIO FERNANDO BARRIOS IPENZA
Presidente Ejecutivo
Domingo Cueto No. 120
3er. Piso, Edificio Lima – Jesús María
Apartado Postal 1311 Lima, Perú
Tel: (+511) 265.5712 - 265.6000 - 265.7000
Fax: (+511) 265.7164
Web: www.essalud.gob.pe
e-mail:

Subregión II / Sub-Region II

Costa Rica

Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social
Miembro Titular - Full Member

ILEANA BALMACEDA ARIAS
Presidente Ejecutivo
Av. Segunda, Diagonal al Teatro Nacional Centro
Apartado Postal 10105-1000, San José, Costa Rica
Tel: (+506) 2539.1146 - 2539.1147 - 2539.1150
Fax: (+506) 2221.4025
Web: www.ccss.sa.cr
e-mail: ;

Subregión III / Sub-Region III

Paraguay

Instituto de Previsión Social
Miembro Titular - Full Member

JORGE GIUCICH
Presidente
Calle Luis Alberto de Herrera esq. Constitución 2º piso
Presidencia IPS. Centro
Asunción, Paraguay
Tel y Fax: (+595 21) 210.981 - 603.686 - 222.024
Web: www.ips.gov.py
e-mail:

Subregión IV / Sub-Region IV

St. Kitts and Nevis

Social Security Board
Miembro Titular - Full Member

SEPHLIN LAWRENCE
Director
P.O. Box 79
Bay Road Basseterre
Saint Kitts and Nevis, W.I.
Tel: (+1 869) 465.2826 - 465.2535
Fax: (+1 869) 465.5051
Web:
e-mail:

Subregión V / Sub-Region V

República Dominicana

Consejo Nacional de Seguridad Social (CNSS)
Miembro Titular - Full Member

MAXIMILIANO PUIG MILLER
Secretario de Estado de Trabajo y Presidente del Consejo Nacional de Seguridad Social
Av. Tiradentes No. 33, Ensanche Naco
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Tel: (+1 809) 535.4404 ext. 2334 - 532.0778
Fax: (+1 809) 534.5601
Web: www.cnss.gov.do
e-mail: ;

Enlace / Contact to:
JULIO A. SANZ MARCHENA
Subsecretario de Estado de Trabajo
Tel. (+1 809) 535.4404 ext. 2308 y 2325
Fax: (+1 809) 533.1546
e-mail:

Miembros Asociados / Associate Members

Chile

Caja de Compensación Los Andes
Miembro Asociado - Associate Member

EUSEBIO PEREZ
Gerente General
Alonso Ovalle No. 1465
Santiago, Chile
Tel: (+56 2) 510.0374 - 510.0000
Fax: (+56 2) 510.0383
Web: www.cajalosandes.cl
e-mail:

Dirección del CIESS - Direction of the CIESS

CIESS

MIGUEL ANGEL FERNANDEZ PASTOR
Calle San Ramón s/n esq. Av. San Jerónimo.
Colonia San Jerónimo Lídice.
Deleg. Magdalena Contreras
C.P. 10100 México, D.F.
Tel: (+52 55) 5377.4705 - 5377.4706 - 5595.0376 - 5595.0011
Fax: (+52 55) 5377.4707
e-mail: ;