Three Pillars of AJC’s Governance
The ASEAN-Japan Centre consists of a Council, an Executive Board and a Secretariat.
- Council
- Executive
Board - Secretariat
Council
- The supreme policy-making body of the organization, consisting of 11 directors appointed by and representing each Member State
- Approves the annual program and budget, appoints the Secretary General, etc.
Council Directors of the ASEAN-Japan Centre, as of October 9, 2026
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- Permanent Secretary (Economy), Ministry of Finance and Economy
- Dr. Hajah May Fa’ezah Haji Ahmad Ariffin
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- Director-General, General Department of ASEAN, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Mr. CHUM Angvichet
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- Director General, National Export Development, Ministry of Trade
- Ms. Fajarini Puntodewi
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- Director-General / Assistant Minister, Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ms. OKANO Yukiko
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- Director-General, ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ms. Sengdavanh VONGSAY
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- Senior Director, ASEAN Economic Integration Division Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)
- Dr. Sugumari A/P S. Shanmugam
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- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Mr. Kyaw Tun
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- Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Japan
- Mr. Christian L. De Jesus
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- Assistant Managing Director/ Americas, Europe and Northeast Asia & Oceania, Enterprise Singapore
- Mr. Johnny Teo
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- Director-General, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce
- Mr. Warawut Somwangprasert
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- Director General, Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE), Ministry of Industry and Trade
- Mr. Vu Ba Phu
Executive Board
- Consists of 11 representatives appointed by each Member State
- Supervises the activities of the Secretariat so that the decisions of the Council are implemented
- Advises the Secretary General when necessary
Secretariat
- The executive arm of the organization is led by the Secretary General and consists of three offices—the Office of General Affairs, the Office of Strategy and Governance, and the Office of Communications and Public Relations—and one programme operations department comprising four teams: the ASEAN 6 (A6) Team, the Research and Policy Advocacy (RPA) Team, the Strategic Country Support (CS) Team, and the Tourism and Exchange (TE) Team.
- Executes the annual program and implements the decisions of the Council
Secretary General
Office of General Affairs (OGA)
Office of the Council, the Executive Board and Compliance (OCC)
Office of Strategy and Governance (OSG)
Office of Communications and Public Relations
Programme Operations Department
ASEAN 6 Team (A6)
Research and Policy Advocacy Team (RPA)
Strategic Country Support Team (CS)
Tourism and Exchange Team (TE)