1 9 8 2 , ▁during ▁Central ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Games ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁it ▁was ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁creating ▁the ▁C OT E CC ▁that ▁we ▁currently ▁have : ▁the ▁Central ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Tennis , ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁countries ▁that ▁make ▁it ▁up ▁today . ▁ ▁President ▁ ▁The ▁C OT E CC ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁Ste ering ▁Committee ▁are ▁held ▁every ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁General ▁Me eting , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁member ▁countries ▁choose ▁a ▁president , ▁two ▁vice - pres idents , ▁two ▁direct ors ▁and ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁sub reg ions . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁president ▁is ▁Pers io ▁M ald on ado , ▁from ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁who ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁last ▁June ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 2 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁M ald on ado ▁assumed ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁M ald on ado ▁re lies ▁on ▁the ▁Salvador an ▁En rique ▁Mol ins , ▁who ▁was ▁leading ▁the ▁regional ▁body ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁this ▁being ▁the ▁longest ▁period ▁for ▁a ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁C OT E CC . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁Mol ins ▁and ▁M ald on ado ▁were ▁as ▁pres idents ▁Jes ús ▁Top ete ,