Nick Warner
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Nick Warner | |
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| 11th Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
| In office 17 August 2009 – 18 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | David Irvine |
| Succeeded by | Paul Symon |
| Secretary of the Department of Defence | |
| In office 4 December 2006 – 14 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ric Smith |
| Succeeded by | Ian Watt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Peter Warner 22 May 1950 Singapore |
| Parent | Denis Warner[1] |
| Alma mater | Australian National University (BA, MA) |
| Occupation | Public servant, diplomat |
Nicholas Peter Warner, AO, PSM (born 22 May 1950) is a former Australian diplomat, intelligence official and public servant.
Warner was the Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) from December 2018 until December 2020.[2][3][4] He also served as the director-general of the precursor agency to ONI, the Office of National Assessments, from December 2017 to December 2018.
Prior to that, Warner served as the director-general Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) from August 2009 to December 2017, and the secretary of the Australian Department of Defence from December 2006 to August 2009.[5]
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 Australian National University (ANU).
Career
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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 during the Australian contribution to UNTAG
- (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[6]
- (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
Prime Minister's Office (PMO):
- (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 – 18 December 2017) Director-general, Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)[7]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C):
- (18 December 2017 – 20 December 2018) Director-general of the Office of National Assessments (ONA)
- (20 December 2018–) Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence (ONI)