Vietnam assumes Chairmanship of ASEAN Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, will perform the role as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the ASEAN Foundation (AF BOT) in 2021.
Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Ambassador Tran Duc Binh,Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, will perform the role as Chair of theBoard of Trustees of the ASEAN Foundation (AF BOT) in 2021.
The Chairmanship was handed over to the ambassador atthe 45th meeting of the AF BOT held online on December 8.
The meeting looked at activities carried out by theASEAN Foundation in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the year, the foundation has diversified itspartners and financial resources to serve its activities. Therefore, apart fromregular partners like the ASEAN Korea Cooperation Fund, the German DevelopmentCooperation Agency (GIZ) and the US Agency for International Development(USAID), the foundation has received positive support from ASEAN-US Prospect, Maybankand major groups like Microsoft, Google, SAP and Grab.
Binh, who is also Chairman of the Committee ofPermanent Representatives to ASEAN, affirmed that Vietnam will closely coordinatewith the foundation to well perform the AF BOT Chairmanship in 2021.
According to the ambassador, the foundation will focuson strategic targets in 2021, such as intensifying awareness of ASEAN andorganisation capacity, raising the image of the foundation and seeking moredonors.
It will also further join hands with ASEANcountries, concerned agencies, the ASEAN Secretariat, and partners to roll outprojects and plans to serve the grouping’s priorities./.
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Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN (Photo: VNA) 
