The Bruneian high commissioner in London is the official representative of the Government in Bandar Seri Begawan to the Government of the United Kingdom. Prior to full independence in 1984, 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 Year Book of the Commonwealth, H.M. Stationery Office, 1982, page 24
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Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation High Commissioner Observations Prime Minister of Brunei / Sultan of Brunei Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Term end14 March 1984Pengiran Setia Raja Pengiran Haji Jaya bin Pengiran Haji RajidHassanal BolkiahMargaret Thatcher199020 November 1990Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustafa bin Pengiran MetassanHassanal BolkiahMargaret Thatcher199119 February 1991Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Mohammad Kassim bin Haji Mohammad DaudHassanal BolkiahJohn Major19938 December 1999Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff bin Haji Abdul HamidHassanal BolkiahTony Blair200121 February 2002Pengiran Haji Yunus Pengiran Haji MahmudA memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence was signed in Brunei on 31 December 2002. Brunei became a member of UNESCO on 17 March 2005, when the ambassador signed UNESCO's constitution. Hassanal BolkiahTony Blair7 June 2006Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Maidin bin Pengiran Haji HashimOn 19 April 2007, a MoU was signed between the Ministry of Health and King's College London.Hassanal BolkiahTony Blair10 December 2010Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Aziyan bin AbdullahBrunei contributed £1,000,000.00 to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust Fund in 2012. It adopted the Charter of the Commonwealth in December 2012 and signed in 2013.Hassanal BolkiahDavid Cameron201412 November 2014Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji AbidinBrunei joined the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) in 2016, committing the Berakas Forest Recreation Park, Ulu Temburong National Park, and Pulau Selirong Forest Recreation Park.Hassanal BolkiahDavid Cameron30 January 201827 June 2019Pengiran Hajah Rooslina Weti binti Pengiran Haji KamaludinHassanal BolkiahTheresa May20 June 2020http://www.mofat.gov.bn/uk-london/SitePages/Home.aspxFirst Admiral (Retired) Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji MuhammadIn May 2023, the Sultan and Prince Abdul Mateen paid a state visit to London.Hassanal BolkiahBoris Johnsonincumbent
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Brunei–United Kingdom relations List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Brunei
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