ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Monday 4 February 2013 – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) has consented to receive an audience the Commander of United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), His Excellency Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III.
Accompanying His Excellency were RBAF Commander, Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin. Also present were the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Daniel Luke Shields, Colonel (Rtd) Pg Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pg Haji Mohammad, Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence (Defence Policy and Development) and Dato Paduka Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar, Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office.
On a separate occasion, Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha also consented to receive in audience the spouse of Commander USPACOM, Mrs. Pamela A. Locklear. She was accompanied by the wife of US Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Mrs. Sangeeta Shields and wife of Royal Brunei Navy Commander, Datin Dayang Hajah Umiyati binti Haji Mohd Noor.
The three day introductory visit by His Excellency aims to strengthen the friendly relationship of both countries and to extend the importance of defence cooperation of respective armed forces.
MAJLIS MENGADAP PEMERINTAH UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND (USPACOM)
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Isnin 4 Februari 2013
– Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei
Darussalam, Menteri Pertahanan dan Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan
Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah berkenan menerima mengadap
Pemerintah United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), Tuan Yang Terutama
Laksmana Samuel J. Locklear III.
Mengiringi
Tuan Yang Terutama ialah Pemerintah ABDB, Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka
Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri
Paduka Haji Abidin. Turut hadir ialah Duta Mutlak dan Istimewa Amerika
Syarikat ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Tuan Yang Terutama Daniel Luke
Shields, Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar Pertahanan dan Pembangunan) di
Kementerian Pertahanan, Kolonel (B) Pg Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pg
Haji Mohammad dan Setiausaha Tetap di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Dato
Paduka Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar.
Sementara
di ruang berasingan di Istana Nurul Iman, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Paduka Seri Baginda Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha telah
berkenan menerima mengadap isteri kepada Pemerintah United States
Pacific Command (USPACOM) Puan Pamela A. Locklear. Beliau diiringi oleh
isteri Duta Besar Amerika Syarikat ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Mrs.
Sangeeta Shields dan isteri Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, Datin
Dayang Hajah Umiyati binti Haji Mohd Noor.
Lawatan
pengenalan Tuan Yang Terutama Laksmana Samuel J. Locklear III selama
tiga hari bertujuan untuk memperkukuhkan lagi hubungan baik kedua buah
negara dan mempertingkatkan lagi kepentingan kerjasama pertahanan antara
kedua-dua angkatan tentera.