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About ASEAN-Japan Centre

Organization

The ASEAN-Japan Centre consists of a Council, an Executive Board and a 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 February 1,  2023

Brunei DarussalamDr. Hajah May Fa’ezah Haji Ahmad Ariffin

 

Permanent Secretary (Economy)
Ministry of Finance and Economy

Kingdom of CambodiaH.E. Mr. YEAP Samnang

 

Director-General
General Department of ASEAN
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Republic of IndonesiaMr. Didi Sumedi

 

Director General
National Export Development
Ministry of Trade

JapanMr. ARIMA Yutaka

 

Director-General / Assistant Minister
Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Lao People’s Democratic RepublicMr. Chatoulong Bouasisavath

 

Director-General
ASEAN Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MalaysiaDr. Sugumari A/P S. Shanmugam

 

Senior Director
ASEAN Economic Integration Division
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

Republic of the Union of MyanmarH.E. Mr. Soe Han 

 

Ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Republic of the PhilippinesMr. Robespierre L. Bolivar

 

Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Japan

Republic of SingaporeMs. Eunice Koh

 

Assistant CEO
Asia Pacific
Enterprise Singapore

Kingdom of ThailandMr. Phusit Ratanakul Sereroengrit 

 

Director General
Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP)

Socialist Republic of VietnamMr. Vu Ba Phu

 

Director General
Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE)
Ministry of Industry and Trade

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. Led by the Secretary General, it consists of the Office of Secretary General, the Office of General Affairs and one operational department consisting of the Research and Policy Analysis (RPA) Cluster, the Capacity Building (CB) Cluster, the Trade and Investment (TI) Cluster and the Tourism and Exchange (TE) Cluster
  • Executes the annual program and implements the decisions of the Council
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