ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Updated 7 November 2026
Ten — now eleven, with Timor-Leste — Southeast Asian states practising consensus diplomacy ('the ASEAN way'), at the centre of the region's summit architecture.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1967
- Headquarters
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Members
- 11 states
- Chair
- Philippines
- Secretary-General
- Kao Kim Hournsince January 2023
- Next summit
- 16 November 2026Manila, Philippines
- Last summit
- 8 May 2026Cebu, Philippines
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $76.2 billion