Nicholas Peter Warner, (born 22 May 1950) is an Australian diplomat, intelligence official, public servant, and the Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence since 20 December 2018. Warner served as the director-general of the

Office of National Assessments The Office of National Assessments (ONA) was an Australian statutory intelligence agency established by the ''Office of National Assessments Act 1977'' as an independent statutory body directly accountable to the Prime Minister of Australia as ...

from December 2017 to December 2018, the director-general

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(ASIS) from August 2009 to December 2017, and the secretary of the

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from December 2006 to August 2009. He is best known and highly respected for his role in "RAMSI" as the Special Coordinator of the

Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), also known as Operation Helpem Fren, Operation Anode and Operation Rata (by New Zealand), was created in 2003 in response to a request for international aid by the Governor-General of ...

Education

Born in

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, Warner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in history and Asian studies and a Master of Arts degree in history from the

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(ANU).

Career

Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO): *(1973–77) Worked in the JIO

(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

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*(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 Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

*(2003) First assistant secretary, South Pacific, Africa and Middle East Division *(2003–2004) Special coordinator of the

(RAMSI) *(2004–2005) Deputy secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Prime Minister's Office (PMO): *(2005–2006) Senior adviser (International) to the

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: *(4 December 2006 – August 2009) Secretary of Defence Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT): *(17 August 2009 – 18 December 2017) Director-general,

(ASIS) Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C): *(18 December 2017–20 December 2018) Director-general of the

(ONA) *(20 December 2018–) Director-general of the Office of National Intelligence (ONI)

Honours

Warner was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2006 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. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Nick 1950 births Living people Directors-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service Officers of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Public Service Medal (Australia) Australian National University alumni Ambassadors of Australia to Iran High Commissioners of Australia to Papua New Guinea Secretaries of the Australian Department of Defence