Council has appointed Sir David Warren 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.
Council has reappointed Tony Quigley as Deputy Chair of Council for a further year until 31 July 2015.