ASEAN deputy Secretary-General for community sworn in
The first Deputy Secretary-General of
ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs (CCA), Bagas Hapsoro, took
his oath of office on Dec. 15, announced the ASEAN Secretariat.
The first Deputy Secretary-General of
ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs (CCA), Bagas Hapsoro, took
his oath of office on Dec. 15, announced the ASEAN Secretariat.
Bagas will assist the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in managing the CCA Department of the ASEAN Secretariat and in ensuring that the Secretariat has the systems, procedures and resources required to fulfil its roles and mandates in building the ASEAN Community and in the implementation of the ASEAN Charter, said Chinese news agency Xinhua citing the secretary as saying.
The CCA Department performs a range of core corporate support functions, such as human resources and financial management, administration and information technology. It also provides a range of other supporting analytical services to operational areas, including media and communications, and legal functions.
Bagas was selected by a panel comprising the Secretary-General of ASEAN and representatives of all ASEAN member states in September 2009. His appointment was approved by the 5th ASEAN Coordinating Council in October 2009.
Before his appointment, Bagas was the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia to Lebanon . He was also the Director for ASEAN Dialogue Partner and Inter-Regional Cooperation at the Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia./.
Bagas will assist the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in managing the CCA Department of the ASEAN Secretariat and in ensuring that the Secretariat has the systems, procedures and resources required to fulfil its roles and mandates in building the ASEAN Community and in the implementation of the ASEAN Charter, said Chinese news agency Xinhua citing the secretary as saying.
The CCA Department performs a range of core corporate support functions, such as human resources and financial management, administration and information technology. It also provides a range of other supporting analytical services to operational areas, including media and communications, and legal functions.
Bagas was selected by a panel comprising the Secretary-General of ASEAN and representatives of all ASEAN member states in September 2009. His appointment was approved by the 5th ASEAN Coordinating Council in October 2009.
Before his appointment, Bagas was the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia to Lebanon . He was also the Director for ASEAN Dialogue Partner and Inter-Regional Cooperation at the Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia./.
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