The Bruneian ambassador in Dili is the official representative of the Government in Bandar Seri Begawan to the Government of the East Timor.
Chronology
Representation is as follows (years refer to dates of actual service):
Governments in Dili and Bandar Seri Begawan established diplomatic relations: 2015 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to East Timor: since 2015
List of ambassadors
Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Prime Minister of Brunei President of East Timor Term end9 June 2016Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Salam bin Abdul MominFirst ambassador of Brunei to East Timor, since the creation of Brunei's diplomatic mission in Timor-Leste in 2015. Appointed by the Sultan on 10 March 2015.Hassanal BolkiahTaur Matan Ruak201613 August 2016Hajah Norazlianah binti Haji IbrahimThe official visit of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão to Brunei in 2017 reaffirmed the two countries' mutual commitment to forging more substantive collaboration.Hassanal BolkiahTaur Matan Ruak201828 February 2019Haji Adnan bin Haji Mohd Ja'afarAfter meeting the Sultan on 3 July 2019, Dionísio Babo Soares stated that Brunei has "given assurance" that it will assist the country's application to join ASEAN, which the tiny nation hopes will happen shortly.Hassanal BolkiahFrancisco Guterres17 November 202015 July 2022Wan Hadfi Lutfan bin Haji Abdul LatifPresident Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Brunei on 5 November 2023, for a 4-day state visit. Timor-Leste wants to work with Brunei on forest conservation and the oil and gas industry. The ambassador Wan Hadfi Latif welcomed by Ágio Pereira on 28 September 2023.Hassanal BolkiahJosé Ramos-Hortaincumbent
See also East Timor–Brunei relations
References