Press release
Change of British High Commissioner to Samoa - December 2019
Mr David Ward has been appointed High Commissioner to the Independent State of Samoa, as we open a new High Commission in Apia.
Mr David Ward has been appointed High Commissioner to the Independent State of Samoa.
Mr David Ward has been appointed High Commissioner to the Independent State of Samoa, as we open a new High Commission in Apia. He will succeed the current, non-resident High Commissioner, Ms Laura Clarke, who will remain British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor of the Pitcairn Islands. Mr Ward will take up his appointment during December 2019.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: David Ward
| 2016 to present | Solomon Islands, British High Commissioner |
| 2014 to 2016 | Asmara, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2013 to 2014 | Lashkar Gah, Deputy Head of Mission, Provincial Reconstruction Team |
| 2012 | FCO, Silver level Manager, Olympic Coordination Centre |
| 2011 to 2012 | Tripoli, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2010 to 2011 | FCO, Senior Strategy Adviser, Policy Unit |
| 2006 to 2009 | Beijing, Deputy Counsellor – Political |
| 2002 to 2005 | Kathmandu, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 1998 to 2001 | FCO, Head of Institutions Section, Common Foreign and Security Policy Department |
| 1995 to 1998 | Tokyo, Second Secretary – Political |
| 1994 to 1995 | Full-time Language Training (Japanese) |
| 1992 to 1993 | FCO, Assistant Desk Officer, EU External Department |
| 1992 | Joined FCO |
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Published 5 November 2019