Saulye has been appointed as Vice Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Ministry for two times between 2008 and 2012, and 2016 to present. Her political career started in 2000 as she became general coordinator at the entity responsible for Government service. In 1987, she has graduated from Pushkin State Russian Institute as a Russian Language teacher.

Ramesh Subramaniam has been with the Asian Development Bank for over 24 years. He has worked in different functions and areas in over 25 countries across the various sub-regions of Asia and the Pacific. As Director General of the Southeast Asia Department (SERD) from July 2017, he is in charge of ADB’s relationship with the 10 countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Timor Leste, as well as all of its sovereign engagement.