His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, yesterday morning consented to receive in separate audiences two foreign envoys to Brunei Darussalam at Qashr Al-Meezaan.

His Royal Highness first received Nestor Z Ochoa, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam. His Royal Highness later received Daniel Shields, Ambassador of the United States of America.

Both envoys presented their letters of credential to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on April 5, 2011 at the Istana Nurul Iman. - Borneo Bulletin (19th April 2011)