| 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 |
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]
History
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
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
| Name | Portrait | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Appointer | Notes |
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| 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 |  |
October 10, 1989 | November 28, 1989 | October 31, 1991 | George H. W. Bush | |
| Donald Burnham Ensenat |  |
August 11, 1992 | September 26, 1992 | June 13, 1993 | ||
| Theresa Anne Tull | .jpg.webp) |
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 |  |
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 |  |
June 27, 2005 | November 1, 2005 | August 1, 2008 | ||
| William Edward Todd | .jpg.webp) |
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 |  |
March 28, 2011 | April 5, 2011 | November 22, 2014[3] | ||
| Craig Boyd Allen |  |
December 19, 2014 | March 9, 2015 | July 20, 2018 | ||
| Matthew John Matthews | .jpg.webp) |
January 7, 2019 | April 15, 2019 | May 20, 2020 | Donald Trump | † |
| Scott E. Woodard |  |
20 May, 2020[4] | - | August 2020 | Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Emily M. Fleckner |  |
August 2020[5] | - | May 24, 2022 | ||
| Caryn McClelland |  |
December 18, 2021 | May 24, 2022 | Incumbent | Joe Biden |
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Brunei
- United States Department of State: Brunei
- United States Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan
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