Nick Warner

Nicholas Peter "Nick" Warner AO PSM (born 1950 in Singapore) is an Australian diplomat and public servant, who is the current Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS). From December 2006 to August 2009, he was the Secretary of the Australian Department of Defence.^[1] He is best known and highly respected for his role in "RAMSI" as the Special Coordinator of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.

Education

Born in Singapore, Warner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in History and Asian Studies and a Master of Arts degree in History from the The Australian National University.

Career

Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO):

• (1973–77) Worked in the JIO

Office of National Assessments (ONA):

• (1979–88), Deputy Head, Current Intelligence Branch and National Assessments Officer for Africa
• (1980) Australian Liaison Office, Salisbury, Rhodesia

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT):

• (1988–89) Director, South Asia, Africa, Middle East Trade Section
• (1989–90) Head, Australian Liaison Office, Namibia
• (1990–91) Director, Central and Southern Africa Section
• (1991–93) Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Permanent Mission to the Supreme National Council, Cambodia
• (1994–97) Australian Ambassador to Iran
• (1997–98) Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Media Branch and Senior Spokesman
• (1997–98) Acting First Assistant Secretary, Public Affairs and Consular Division
• (1998–99) First Assistant Secretary, South and South East Asia Division
• (1999–2003) High Commissioner, Papua New Guinea
• (2003) First Assistant Secretary, South Pacific, Africa and Middle East Division
• (2003–2004) Special Coordinator of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
• (2004–2005) Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• (2005–2006) Senior Adviser (International) to the Prime Minister

Australian Department of Defence:

• (4 December 2006-August 2009) Secretary of Defence

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT):

• (17 August 2009-Current) Director-General, Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)^[2]

Honours

Warner was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2001 for outstanding public service as High Commissioner to Port Moresby, Special Coordinator for the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands and leader of the Emergency Response Team which dealt with the kidnapping in Baghdad of Mr Douglas Wood.^[3] On 13 June 2011, he was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to public sector leadership through the development of policy, administration and reform in the areas of intelligence, defence and international relations.^[4]

See also

• Australian Defence Organisation (ADO)
• Australian Defence Force (ADF)
• Australian Defence Leaders
• List of High Commissioners and Ambassadors from Australia

References and notes

1. ^ CDF thanks Nick Warner, Defence Media release MSPA 264/09, 13 August 2009. defence.gov.au
2. ^ ASIS Director General - Position Bio. asis.gov.au
3. ^ "Nick Warner PSM". Australian Honours Database. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1133516&search_type=simple&showInd=true. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Nick Warner AO". Australian Honours Database. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1144248&search_type=simple&showInd=true. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 

External links

• Official photo^{[dead link]} (copyright)

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by John Oliver	Australian Ambassador to Iran 1994–1997	Succeeded by Stuart Hume
Preceded by David Irvine	Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea 1999–2003	Succeeded by Michael Potts
Government offices
Preceded by Ric Smith	Secretary of the Department of Defence 2006–2009	Succeeded by Ian Watt
Preceded by David Irvine	Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service 2009–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Warner, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	Australian diplomat; Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (2009–present)
Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Singapore
Date of death
Place of death