BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 15 December 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, today received a farewell call from Commander Samuel S. Kim, the outgoing Chief of Defence Cooperation, Embassy of the United States of America in Brunei Darussalam. He was accompanied by Commander (Select) Bert R. Bratton, who will take over the post of United States Defense Attaché to Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, both sides reaffirmed the robust and positive bilateral defence and military relations between Brunei Darussalam and the United States, strengthened by various engagements which include among others, exchanges of visits, dialogues, training, courses and exercises underpinned by the Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation signed on 29 November 1994. Yang Berhormat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II also took the opportunity to thank Commander Samuel S. Kim for his positive contributions and support towards strengthening the bilateral defence and military cooperation between both countries. The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam and US Indo Pacific Command recently held the 16th Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) to discuss opportunities to enhance bilateral defence cooperation between both countries, which was attended by the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam in Hawaii, United States.
Commander Samuel S. Kim assumed the position as Chief of Defence Cooperation, Embassy of the United States of America in Brunei Darussalam in May 2022.
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN PERPISAHAN DARIPADA
CHIEF OF DEFENCE OPERATION COOPERATION KEDUTAAN AMERIKA SYARIKAT DI NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Jumaat, 15 Disember 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, menerima kunjungan perpisahan daripada Komander Samuel S. Kim,
Chief of Defence Cooperation, Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat di Negara Brunei Darussalam, pada hari ini. Beliau diiringi oleh Komander (Select) Bert R. Bratton yang akan mengisi jawatan Atase Pertahanan Amerika Syarikat ke Negara Brunei Darussalam seterusnya.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua belah pihak menegaskan semula hubungan pertahanan dan ketenteraan dua hala yang teguh dan positif di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Amerika Syarikat, yang diperkukuhkan melalui pelbagai aktiviti yang termasuk antara lainnya, pertukaran lawatan, dialog, latihan, kursus dan eksesais, berdasarkan kepada Memorandum Persefahaman mengenai Kerjasama Pertahanan yang ditandatangani pada 29 November 1994. Yang Berhormat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II turut mengambil kesempatan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Komander Samuel S. Kim atas sumbangan dan sokongan positif beliau ke arah memperkukuhkan kerjasama pertahanan dan ketenteraan dua hala antara kedua-dua negara. Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan
US Indo-Pacific Command baru-baru ini mengadakan Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Kerja Pertahanan Bersama (JKPB) ke-16 untuk membincangkan peluang meningkatkan kerjasama pertahanan dua hala antara kedua-dua negara, yang dihadiri oleh Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam di Hawaii, Amerika Syarikat.
Komander Samuel S. Kim menjawat jawatan
Chief of Defence Cooperation, Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat di Negara Brunei Darussalam pada bulan Mei 2022.