Brunei Darussalam 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 the ...

's diplomatic missions and general foreign policy are managed by the

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. It has a limited number of missions, most being concentrated in

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and the

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. As of 2021 the Bruneian diplomatic network is composed of 35 embassies and high commissions, 4 consulates general, 3 permanent missions to international organisations, and the trade and tourism office in

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, which serves as Brunei's de facto embassy to

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. As a member of the

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, Bruneian diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth members are known as High Commissions. Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates and trade missions, with the exception of the trade and tourism office in Taipei.

History

Prior to full independence in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

, Brunei was a British protectorate, with international representation being the responsibility of the United Kingdom, in which its interests were represented by the "Brunei Government Agency" in London. A Government Agency was also established in

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, Malaysia, at the end of

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. This was later renamed the Brunei Commission. When Brunei joined the Commonwealth on independence, these became known as High Commissions. In 1983, shortly before independence, the country established a Government Agency in Manila, in the Philippines, which was later upgraded to an Embassy.''Brunei Darussalam''
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Africa

America

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Multilateral organisations

Gallery

File:Berlin - Botschaft von Brunei 20191028-01.jpg, Embassy in Berlin File:Bruneian High Commission in Canberra.jpg, High Commission in Canberra File:High Commission of Brunei in London.jpg, High Commission in London File:B Yakimanka 12,10 May 2010 01.JPG, Embassy in Moscow File:Stadacona Hall.jpg, High Commission in Ottawa File:Bruneian embassy in Paris.JPG, Embassy in Paris File:Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Tokyo.jpg, Embassy in Tokyo File:BruneianEmbassyWashingtonDC01.jpg, Embassy in Washington, D.C.

References

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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 ...

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