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. The position is held by Caryn McClelland, who presented her credentials to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on May 24, 2022.
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 +NamePortraitAppointmentPresentationTerminationAppointerNotesBarrington King April 12, 1984May 28, 1984April 30, 1987Ronald ReaganThomas Crooks Ferguson July 15, 1987July 2, 1987April 9, 1989Christopher Hallowell Phillips October 10, 1989November 28, 1989October 31, 1991George H. W. BushDonald Burnham Ensenat August 11, 1992September 26, 1992June 13, 1993Theresa Anne TullOctober 8, 1993January 5, 1994April 30, 1996Bill ClintonGlen Robert Rase July 2, 1996September 16, 1996June 6, 1999Sylvia Gaye StanfieldAugust 9, 1999November 3, 1999August 28, 2002Gene Burl ChristyNovember 15, 2002January 24, 2003July 18, 2005George W. BushEmil Mark SkodonJune 27, 2005November 1, 2005August 1, 2008William Edward ToddJuly 14, 2008September 15, 2008June 6, 2010John William McIntyreJune 6, 2010 March 28, 2011Barack ObamaChargé d'AffairesDaniel Luke ShieldsMarch 28, 2011April 5, 2011November 22, 2014Craig Boyd Allen December 19, 2014March 9, 2015July 20, 2018Matthew John Matthews January 7, 2019April 15, 2019May 20, 2020Donald Trump†Scott E. WoodardMay 20, 2020 -August 2020Chargé d'AffairesEmily M. FlecknerAugust 2020 -May 24, 2022Caryn McClelland December 18, 2021May 24, 2022June 30, 2026Joe Biden
See also Brunei–United States relations Foreign relations of Brunei Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Brunei
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