As stipulated in Article 12 of the ASEAN Charter, each ASEAN Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to ASEAN with the rank of Ambassador based in Jakarta.
The Permanent Representatives collectively constitute a Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), which shall:
support the work of the ASEAN Community Councils and ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies;
coordinate with ASEAN National Secretariats and other ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies;
liaise with the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat on all subjects relevant to its work;
facilitate ASEAN cooperation with external partners; and
perform such other functions as may be determined by the ASEAN Coordinating Council.