The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) governs the Pan American Games, which are held every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games, and selects the host city for each Games through a vote of its 41-member National Olympic Committees. PASO, which is affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), also has an important sport development mission to promote, develop and celebrate sports in the Americas and the Caribbean. 

 

PASO Member National Olympic Committees – 41 countries and protectorates

3 North American members

 

19 Caribbean members

 

7 Central American nations

 

12 South American members