Summary
The United States ambassador to Brunei is the official representative of the president of the United States and the American government to the monarch and government of Brunei.[1] The position is held by Caryn McClelland, who presented her credentials to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on May 24, 2022.[2]
| Ambassador of the United States to Brunei | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
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| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports to | United States Secretary of State |
| Residence | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Appointer | President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Inaugural holder | Barrington King as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | April 12, 1984 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Bandar Seri Begawan |
History edit
Until 1984, Brunei was a self-governing protectorate of the United Kingdom. In 1979 Brunei and the United Kingdom signed a new treaty of friendship and cooperation, and on January 1, 1984, Brunei became a fully independent state.
The United States recognized Brunei immediately. On January 1, 1984, the same day Brunei became independent, the former U.S. Consulate in Bandar Seri Begawan was upgraded to embassy status with Douglas Ellice as Principal Officer and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. The first ranking U.S. ambassador to Brunei was commissioned on April 12 of the same year.
The United States Embassy in Brunei is located in Bandar Seri Begawan.
List of ambassadors edit
| Name | Portrait | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Appointer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington King | April 12, 1984 | May 28, 1984 | April 30, 1987 | Ronald Reagan | ||
| Thomas Crooks Ferguson | July 15, 1987 | July 2, 1987 | April 9, 1989 | |||
| Christopher Hallowell Phillips | 
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October 10, 1989 | November 28, 1989 | October 31, 1991 | George H. W. Bush | |
| Donald Burnham Ensenat | 
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August 11, 1992 | September 26, 1992 | June 13, 1993 | ||
| Theresa Anne Tull | 
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October 8, 1993 | January 5, 1994 | April 30, 1996 | Bill Clinton | |
| Glen Robert Rase | July 2, 1996 | September 16, 1996 | June 6, 1999 | |||
| Sylvia Gaye Stanfield | 
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August 9, 1999 | November 3, 1999 | August 28, 2002 | ||
| Gene Burl Christy | November 15, 2002 | January 24, 2003 | July 18, 2005 | George W. Bush | ||
| Emil Mark Skodon | 
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June 27, 2005 | November 1, 2005 | August 1, 2008 | ||
| William Edward Todd | 
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July 14, 2008 | September 15, 2008 | June 6, 2010 | ||
| John William McIntyre | June 6, 2010 | March 28, 2011 | Barack Obama | Chargé d'Affaires | ||
| Daniel Luke Shields | 
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March 28, 2011 | April 5, 2011 | November 22, 2014[3] | ||
| Craig Boyd Allen | 
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December 19, 2014 | March 9, 2015 | July 20, 2018 | ||
| Matthew John Matthews | 
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January 7, 2019 | April 15, 2019 | May 20, 2020 | Donald Trump | † |
| Scott E. Woodard | 
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May 20, 2020[4] | - | August 2020 | Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Emily M. Fleckner | 
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August 2020[5] | - | May 24, 2022 | ||
| Caryn McClelland | 
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December 18, 2021 | May 24, 2022 | Incumbent | Joe Biden |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Recent Ambassadors to the United Kingdom". uk.usembassy.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ U.S. Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan [@USEmbassyBSB] (May 24, 2022). "Ambassador Caryn McClelland and Commander Samuel Kim were excited to be at Istana Nurul Iman today to present the Ambassador's credentials to His Majesty the Sultan!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Daniel L. Shields 3rd - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Brunei — The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires Emily M. Fleckner". US Embassy in Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Brunei
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links edit
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Brunei
- United States Department of State: Brunei
- United States Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan