Chairs and Presidents

Bong-Suh Lee

2009 – 2021

In February 2009, Bong-Suh Lee, who was vice-president (Region West) at ADB during 1993–1998, was elected as AFE’s president, to serve for 4 years from February 2009. He was reelected in 2013 and 2017. Since he took office,

• AFE has coordinated closely with BPMSD in bringing concerns of members to ADB’s attention and in discussing administrative and budget-related matters relevant to AFE–ADB’s activities;
  work on developing an AFE website has been completed, and the website (www.afe-adb.org) is now open to all;
• AFE has begun participating in charitable work in cooperation with ADB’s Staff Community Fund;
• AFE successfully lobbied ADB to retain the 3% cost-of-living increase for those entitled to it.
• AFE–ADB chapters have remained active in bringing members together through annual chapter reunions; and -preparations have begun for organizing a program of activities in Manila in 2018, when the Annual Meeting returns home.