Relations between

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by t ...

and the

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date from the 19th century. On 6 April 1845, visited

. The two countries concluded a Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Commerce and Navigation in 1850, which remains in force today. The

maintained a

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in Brunei from 1865 to 1867.

Diplomatic visits

In 2013,

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was due to visit Brunei for the

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, however due to shut-down of the United States government, Secretary of State

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replaced Obama. A few months later, the sultan of Brunei went on a state visit to the United States and met Obama.

History

The United States welcomed Brunei Darussalam's full independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984, and opened an embassy in

Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the s ...

on that date. Brunei opened its embassy in

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in March 1984. Brunei's armed forces engage in joint exercises, training programs, and other military co-operation with the US. A memorandum of understanding on defence co-operation was signed on 29 November 1994. The Sultan of Brunei visited Washington in December 2002.

Principal US Embassy officials

* Ambassador: Caryn Roberta McClelland * Deputy Chief of Mission: Emily M. Fleckner * Political/Economic/Consular Chief: Peter McSharry * Public Affairs Officer: Jeff Barrus * Management Officer: Robert Blakeslee

Diplomatic missions

Th
US Embassy
is located in Bandar Seri Begawan. The Embassy of Brunei in

is the

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of Brunei Darussalam to the

. It is located at 3520 International Court,

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, in the

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neighborhood. The current ambassador of Brunei in the United States is Dato Serbini Ali. He has declared this to be an important relationship for Brunei Darussalam, whose constitution has much Western influence.

References

External links

History of Brunei - U.S. relations
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunei - United States Relations Bilateral relations of the United States