List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Brunei
The High Commissioner from the United Kingdom to Brunei is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Brunei, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Brunei.
Brunei was a British protectorate from 1888 until the state gained full independence on 1 January 1984. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Brunei exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors.
List of heads of mission[]
British Consuls-General in Brunei[]
- 1847: James Brooke, commissioner and consul general.
- 1851: Spenser St. John, acting commissioner and consul general
- 1861: Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan, acting consul general [1]
British High Commissioners to Brunei[]
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- 1950–1959: Anthony Abell
- 1959–1963: Sir Dennis White
- 1963–1965: Edgar O. (Michael) Laird
- 1965–1967: Fernley Webber
- 1967–1972: Arthur Adair
- 1972–1975:
- 1975–1978: James Davidson
- 1978–1983: Arthur Watson
- 1983–1986: Francis Cornish[2]
- 1986–1991: [2]
- 1991–1994: [2]
- 1994–1998: Ivan Callan[2]
- 1998–2002: Stuart Laing[3]
- 2002–2005: [3]
- 2005–2009:
- 2009–2013: Rob Fenn
- 2013–2017: David Campbell[4]
- 2017-2020: Richard Lindsay[5][6]
- 2020–present: John Virgoe[7]
References[]
- ^ Edw Hertslet, The Foreign Office List, forming a complete British Diplomatic and Consular p 45
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Diplomatic Service list 2006. p. 75.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ambassadors". Hansard. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Change of High Commissioner to Brunei Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 23 May 2013
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Foreign diplomats express delight at Istana invitation". Borneo Bulletin. 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei: August 2020". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 11 June 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Lists of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom
- High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Brunei
- Brunei and the Commonwealth of Nations
- Lists of ambassadors to Brunei