# Barrington King

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{{short description|American diplomat (b. 1930, d. 2006)}}
'''Barrington King''' (1930–2006) was a career [Foreign Service Officer](/source/Foreign_Service_Officer) who served as the first [United States Ambassador to Brunei](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Brunei) from 1984 to 1987.<ref name="state">{{cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/king-barrington|title=Barrington King - People - Department History - Office of the Historian|website=history.state.gov|accessdate=2018-10-03}}</ref> 

King studied at the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) and received a degree in art.<ref name="oral history">{{Cite web |date=18 April 1990 |title=The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR BARRINGTON KING |url=https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/King,%20Barrington%20.toc.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627032044/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/King,%20Barrington%20.toc.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2024 |access-date=24 July 2024 |website=Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training}}</ref>  King entered the Foreign Service in 1957, and had postings in Egypt, Tanzania, Cyprus, Greece, Tunisia, and Pakistan.<ref name="oral history" />  He was appointed as Ambassador to Brunei by President [Ronald Reagan](/source/Ronald_Reagan) on April 12, 1984, presented his credentials on May 28 of the same year and had his mission terminated on April 30, 1987. He was replaced by [Thomas C. Ferguson](/source/Thomas_C._Ferguson).

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