David Ward (diplomat)
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.Posts held
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- 1992: Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- 1992–1993: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Assistant Desk Officer, EU Department
- 1994–1995: Full-time language training
- 1995–1998: Tokyo, Second Secretary
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2016–2019: Nauru, High Commissioner
- 2019–present: Samoa, High Commissioner
