Nick Warner
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Nick Warner (Nicholas Peter Warner) is currently the Secretary of the Australian Department of Defence. He assumed that role on 4 December 2006.
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[edit] Education
Born in Singapore, Mr Warner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in History and Asian Studies and a Master of Arts degree in History from the Australian National University.
[edit] 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[1]
- (2003) First Assistant Secretary, South Pacific, Africa and Middle East Division
- (2003-2004) Special Coordinator of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)[1]
- (2004-2005) Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- (2005-2006) Senior Adviser (International) to the Prime Minister[1]
Australian Department of Defence:
- (4 December 2006-) Secretary of Defence
[edit] See also
- Australian Defence Organisation (ADO)
- Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- Australian Defence Leaders
- List of High Commissioners and Ambassadors from Australia
[edit] References and notes
- ^ a b c It's an Honour - Public Service Medal - 12 June 2006
Citation: 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.
