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Sir David Warren has been appointed as the new Chair of Council from 1 August 2014 until 31 July 2017.
Sir David Warren served as British Ambassador to Japan from 2008 to 2012. Following language training in Japanese, he was first appointed to Japan in the late 1970s. His career since then has included a term as Assistant Head of the Far East Department at the FCO and five years in Tokyo as Commercial Counsellor, 1993-1998. He has also served as Head of the FCO’s China Hong Kong Department and Director of UK Trade and Investment. He was Director of Human Resources at FCO before going to Tokyo as Ambassador. He is currently the Chair of The Japan Society of the UK.
On his first day Sir David said:
“It is a great honour to take over from John Simmonds today as Chair of the Council. I am looking forward enormously to working with all of you in this role, and of course with Julia, her executive team, and the staff and students of the University.”