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.
Her Excellency Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Her Excellency Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi is the first woman to serve as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, and was inaugurated on 27 October 2014. Minister Marsudi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and has served in various posts, including Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2012 – 2014, Director General of America and Europe, 2008 – 2012, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Iceland, 2005 – 2008, Director of Western Europe, 2003-2005, Director of American and European Intra- and Inter-Regional Cooperation, 2001-2003. Minister Marsudi has also served at the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra (1990-1994) and in The Hague (1997-2001).
Bali Process Senior Official Co-Chairs
Lucienne Manton, Australian Ambassador for Counter Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Lucienne Manton has been Australia’s Ambassador for Counter Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking and Senior Official Co-Chair of the Bali Process since May 2020. Ambassador Manton is a senior career officer with DFAT and was most recently Assistant Secretary, EU Political and Strategy Branch. Ambassador Manton has previously served with the United States Branch, People Smuggling Taskforce, Iraq Taskforce and at the Australian High Commission in London. Ambassador Manton also worked as Assistant Secretary, International Division, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Ambassador Manton plays a lead role in promoting international cooperation to counter people smuggling in support of Operation Sovereign Borders. Ambassador Manton works closely with Operation Sovereign Borders Joint Agency Task Force to coordinate the international elements of Operation Sovereign Borders across the Australian Government.
Pak Tri Triyati, Indonesian Director-General for Multilateral Affairs
Pak Tri Triyati has held the role of Director-General for Multilateral Cooperation since April 2022. Director-General Pak Tri Triyati is responsible for carrying out the formulation and implementation of policies in the field of implementing foreign relations and foreign policy within the scope of multilateral interests. Director-General Pak Tri Triyati is a career diplomat who joined the Indonesian MoFa in 1991. His last position was the minister’s Senior adviser on Political, Legal and Security Affairs. Director-General Pak Tri Triyati was Ambassador at the following oversees missions: Nairobi, Paris, Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, Kuwait (2019 to 2021). Director-General Pak Tri Triyatie also served as consul General to Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR in HK, China from 2016.
Meetings and Working Groups
Ministerial Conferences
Ministerial Conferences are held every two years to bring together ministers from across the Bali Process Member States, to review progress against previous 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 take place ahead of Ministerial Conferences, and involve the full membership of the Bali Process. Meetings include presentations from Member States and Member Organisations, Bali Process Working Groups, and the Regional Support Office. The meeting enables a review of developments in the Bali Process region, and progress around 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 49 members, including 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 a number of observer countries and international agencies.
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.