ASEAN Secretariat

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administrative body intergovernmental organization body international organization secretariat

The ASEAN Secretariat is the central administrative body that supports, coordinates, and implements the policies and activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Aliases (1)

Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative body → intergovernmental organization body → international organization secretariat →
affiliation	ASEAN Economic Community → ASEAN Political-Security Community → ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community →
country	Indonesia →
founder	Association of Southeast Asian Nations →
foundingDate	February 1976 →
foundingLocation	Bali, Indonesia →
governingBody	Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN →
hasPart	ASEAN Economic Community Department → ASEAN Political-Security Community Department → ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department → Community Affairs Development Directorate → Corporate and Community Affairs Department → Office of the Secretary-General of ASEAN →
headOfGovernmentBody	Secretary-General of ASEAN →
headquartersLocation	Jakarta → Jakarta, Indonesia →
inception	1976 →
legalBasis	ASEAN Charter → Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+7 →
memberStatesServed	Brunei Darussalam → Cambodia → Indonesia → Lao PDR → Malaysia → Myanmar → Philippines → Singapore → Thailand → Viet Nam →
name	ASEAN Secretariat →
numberOfMemberStatesServed	10 →
officialLanguage	English →
parentOrganization	Association of Southeast Asian Nations →
positionHeld	Secretary-General of ASEAN →
purpose	to facilitate and monitor ASEAN cooperation and integration → to provide administrative and technical support to ASEAN organs → to support ASEAN in coordinating and implementing its policies and activities →
regionServed	Southeast Asia →
reportsTo	ASEAN Coordinating Council → ASEAN Summit →
role	coordinates ASEAN sectoral ministerial bodies → facilitates ASEAN meetings and documentation → manages ASEAN cooperation projects and programs → monitors implementation of ASEAN agreements and decisions → serves as the depository of ASEAN documents and agreements → supports ASEAN external relations and partnerships →
selectionProcessForHead	appointed by the ASEAN Summit →
shortName	ASEC →
termLengthOfHead	5 years →
website	https://asean.org →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ASEAN Economic Community → ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community →	coordinatedBy
Flag of ASEAN → One Vision, One Identity, One Community →	usedBy
ASEAN Free Trade Area →	administeredBy
Association of Southeast Asian Nations →	hasOrgan
ASEAN Secretariat ("Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat") →	legalBasis
ASEAN Secretariat →	name
Secretary-General of ASEAN →	seat
Secretary-General of ASEAN →	supervises
ASEAN Coordinating Council →	worksWith