The Board of Directors is composed of twenty members, elected for a two-year period, which is partially renewed every year. The Board of Directors elects its Executive Committee (the President and First and Second Vice-presidents). The Board of Directors shall meet at least six times a year.

The functions of the Board of Directors include: taking all the necessary or convenient steps for the fulfillment of the Council’s objectives, establishing its own rules of procedure, convening the General Assembly for extraordinary sessions and obeying all agreements and resolutions. The Board also appoints the Executive Director and examines and approves the annual budget.