| Nick Warner | |
| Office: | Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service |
| Term Start: | 17 August 2009 |
| Term End: | 18 December 2017 |
| Predecessor: | David Irvine |
| Successor: | Paul Symon |
| Office1: | Secretary of the Department of Defence |
| Term Start1: | 4 December 2006 |
| Term End1: | 14 August 2009 |
| Predecessor1: | Ric Smith |
| Successor1: | Ian Watt |
| Birth Name: | Nicholas Peter Warner |
| Birth Date: | 1950 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Public servant, diplomat |
| Alma Mater: | Australian National University (BA, MA) |
| Parents: | Denis Warner[1] |
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.[2] [3]
Warner served as the director-general of the Office of National Assessments from December 2017 to December 2018, 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.[4]
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).
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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.[7] 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.[8]
