ASEAN Secretariat Pays Tribute to Director Dr Anish Kumar Roy

ASEAN Secretariat, 8 September 2010 Dr Anish Kumar Roy, the ASEAN Secretariat’s Director for Community Affairs Development Directorate, passed away peacefully in Jakarta in the late afternoon of 6 September 2010. Dr Roy, as he was affectionately known in the Secretariat and in the ASEAN circle, departed after enduring ill-health since late 2008. He was 55.

A memorial service was held for him in Jakarta the following afternoon. The service, which included a citation of his five-year service to ASEAN and a reading of his eulogy by the staff, was attended by his family members and well-wishers, the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Surin Pitsuwan, staff of the ASEAN Secretariat, and staff of the ASEAN Dialogue Partners agencies and the diplomatic corps in Jakarta. Dr Surin paid tribute to the selfless and tireless work of Dr Roy to ASEAN. Tributes have been flowing into the ASEAN Secretariat from people all around the world who have had the privilege of working with and knowing him. [read more]