Co-Chairs of the Bali Process
Senator The Honourable Penny Wong, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Senator The Honourable Penny Wong, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has held the role since May 2022. Previously, Minister Wong served as Shadow Foreign Minister for six years. In 2013, Minister Wong was elected Leader of the Government in the Senate and after the change of government in 2013, became Leader of the Opposition in the Senate – the first woman to hold either of these roles. After the Australian federal election of 2010, Minister Wong was appointed as Minister for Finance and Deregulation. In this role, Minister Wong and the Australian Treasurer delivered three Budgets in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. Minister Wong also implemented a policy to ensure women are considered for appointments to senior positions in government agencies and corporations.
His Excellency Arrmanatha C. Nasir, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister Arrmanatha C. Nasir is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and a career diplomat. Prior to his appointment, he served as Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and as Indonesia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. His diplomatic career has also included serving as Indonesia’s Ambassador to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.
Bali Process Senior Official Co-chairs
Ambassador Jane Duke, Australian Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking
Ambassador Jane Duke has been Australia’s Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking and Senior Official Co-Chair of the Bali Process since August 2025. Ambassador Duke is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and has served overseas as Consul General Los Angeles, Ambassador to ASEAN Jakarta and Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia. She also served as Counsellor (Immigration) at Australia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
Denny Abdi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
Denny Abdi has served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia since September 2025. A career diplomat, Denny Abdi previously served as Indonesia’s Ambassador to Viet Nam and as Director for Southeast Asia. His diplomatic career has also included postings at Indonesia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and at the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra.
RSO Co-Managers
The RSO delivers practical support and coordination for Bali Process initiatives.
Ben Reeves – RSO Co-Manager (Australia)
Mr Ben Reeves currently serves as the Co-Manager (Australia) at the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (RSO). In this role, he leads regional initiatives to counter irregular migration, trafficking in persons, and related transnational crime. In addition to the RSO, Ben has served in Australia’s Department of Home Affairs since 2004 in a range of roles focused on international engagement and border management. He has been posted to India, Bangladesh and Timor-Leste, as well as assignments in Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, Nauru, Egypt, and Pakistan.
Fuad Adriansyah – RSO Co-Manager (Indonesia)
Mr Fuad Adriansyah is the Indonesian Co-Manager of the RSO and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Indonesia in Bangkok. A career diplomat since 1998, he has held postings in Berlin, New York, and Seoul, and served as Director of the Centre for Functional Positions Development in Jakarta. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Informatics Engineering from the Bandung Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Indonesia.
Meetings and Working Groups
Ministerial Conferences
Ministerial Conferences are held every two years to bring together Ministers from the Bali Process Members and Observers, to review progress against objectives, and to confirm priorities and future areas of focus – which are then agreed and set out in an updated Declaration and Strategy for Cooperation.
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Senior Officials Meetings
Senior Officials Meetings occur annually with the Ad Hoc Group. Senior Officials Meetings of the full membership of the Bali Process also take place ahead of Ministerial Conferences. Meetings include presentations from Member States and Member Organisations, Bali Process Working Groups, the Regional Support Office, and the Government and Business Forum and Observers. The meetings enable a review of developments in the Bali Process region, and progress of activities undertaken. The presentations and discussions are used to shape the agenda for the next Ministerial Conference.
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Bali Process Steering Group
The Bali Process Steering Group is responsible for ensuring Bali Process objectives and priorities reflect regional needs, by taking into account emerging trends and issues. The Steering Group sets the agenda for Ministerial Conferences, and includes Ministerial and Senior Official level representation from Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Thailand and senior representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The group also directs changes to the Bali Process governance – for example, determining any expansion to the Ad Hoc Group membership.
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Ad Hoc Group Meetings
The Ad Hoc Group mechanism allows greater responsiveness in addressing situations impacting rates of trafficking in persons and people smuggling on a case-by-case basis. The group consists of a smaller membership of states who may take collective lead on an issue and maintains a regular program of working group level activities.
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Bali Process Working Groups
The Bali Process Working Groups bring together practitioners and experts from Bali Process Member States and Organisations to progress work around key issues. Dialogue and consensus around new, collaborative approaches are driven through the Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, the Working Group on Disruption of Criminal Networks involved in People Smuggling and Human Trafficking, the Technical Experts Group on Returns and Reintegration, and the Taskforce on Planning and Preparedness.
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Government and Business Forum
The Bali Process Government and Business Forum (GABF) provides a strategic platform for constructive engagement with the private sector, bringing together influential business leaders and ministers from across the Bali Process membership. The Forum aims to expand legal and legitimate opportunities for labour migration by promoting and implementing good labour practices throughout supply chains.
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Bali Process Consultation Mechanism
The Consultation Mechanism was established following the 2015 irregular migration events in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Following the crisis, Ministers at the Sixth Bali Process Ministerial Conference in 2016 acknowledged the need for more agile and timely responses by Bali Process members on time-sensitive migration issues. Ministers agreed to create a mechanism that would authorise the Co-Chairs to consult and convene meetings to discuss specific urgent irregular migration issues and consult with members to formulate possible regional responses. Participation in the meetings is voluntary and non-binding.
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Bali Process Membership
The Bali Process, co-chaired by Indonesia and Australia, has 45 Member States, and four Member Organisations - the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), as well as 18 Observer States and nine Observer Organisations.
The Regional Support Office
The Regional Support Office of the Bali Process provides a unique function and resource – delivering practical, on-the-ground support for the Bali Process and its Working Groups.