The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, received a courtesy call by H.E. Kiya Masahiko, Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN at the ASEAN Secretariat today. Ambassador Kiya conveyed Japan’s commitment to further strengthen its relations with ASEAN in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of A
The Assistant Vice Minister of Justice of Japan, H.E. Ms. Shibata Noriko, during her visit to the ASEAN Secretariat, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN to congratulate and convey her support to him as well as to exchang
H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, received a courtesy call by H.E. Jayant N. Khobragade, Ambassador of the Republic of India to ASEAN at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
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The Permanent Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN, H.E. Amb. M.I. Derry Aman, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 12 January 2023 at the ASEAN Secretariat. Ambassador Derry is the Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) in 2
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, H.E. Adaljiza Magno, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 11 January 2023 at the ASEAN Secretariat.
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JAKARTA, 10 January 2023 – Dr. Kao Kim Hourn officially took office yesterday as the 15th Secretary-General of ASEAN. In a ceremony marking the transfer of office of the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao from Cambodia received the baton of leadership from his predecessor Dato Lim Jock Hoi fr
