Barrington King (1930–2006) was a career

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who served as the first United States Ambassador to Brunei from 1984 to 1987. King studied at the University of Georgia and received a degree in art. King entered the Foreign Service in 1957, and had postings in Egypt, Tanzania, Cyprus, Greece, Tunisia, and Pakistan. He was appointed as Ambassador to Brunei by President

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on April 12, 1984, presented his credentials on May 28 of the same year and had his mission terminated on April 30, 1987. He was replaced by

Thomas C. Ferguson Thomas Crooks Ferguson (November 27, 1933, in Henderson, Kentucky – June 28, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida) was a United States Ambassador to Brunei and a former US government official. He served as deputy commissioner and chief operating offic ...

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1930 births 2006 deaths United States Foreign Service personnel University of Georgia alumni Ambassadors of the United States to Brunei {{US-diplomat-stub