David Ward (diplomat)
His Excellency David Ward | |
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![]() Ward in 2013 | |
British High Commissioner[1] | |
Assumed office 10 August 2016 | |
Incumbent | David Ward[2] |
Preceded by | [3] |
David Ward is a British diplomat who works for the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He has served as the British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and non-resident British High Commissioner to the Republic of Vanuatu and the Republic of Nauru since August 2016.[1]
Posts held[]
Source:[1]
- 1992: Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- 1992–1993: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Assistant Desk Officer, EU Department (External)
- 1994–1995: Full-time language training (Japanese)
- 1995–1998: Tokyo, Second Secretary (Political)
- 1998–2001: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Head of Institutions Section, Common Foreign and Security Policy Department
- 2002–2005: Kathmandu, Deputy Head of Mission
- 2006–2009: Beijing, Deputy Counsellor (Political)
- 2010–2010: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Head of Finance Briefing Unit
- 2010–2011: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Senior Strategy Adviser, Policy Unit
- 2011–2012: Tripoli, Deputy Head of Mission
- 2012–2012: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Silver Manager, Olympic Coordination Centre
- 2012–2012: Athens, Counsellor (Political)
- 2013–2014: Lashkar Gah, Deputy Head of Mission, Provincial Reconstruction Team
- 2014–2016: Eritrea, Her Majesty's Ambassador
- 2016–2019: Solomon Islands, High Commissioner
- 2016–2019: Vanuatu, High Commissioner (non-resident)
- 2016–2019: Nauru, High Commissioner (non-resident)
- 2019–present: Samoa, High Commissioner
See also[]
- British High Commission
- Diplomatic service
- List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Solomon Islands
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Change of British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands". UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- ^ "David Ward - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
- ^ "Dominic Meiklejohn - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
Categories:
- Living people
- 20th-century British diplomats
- 21st-century British diplomats
- High Commissioners to the Solomon Islands
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- British diplomat stubs
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Eritrea