Roderick Brazier is Australia’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Before his appointment in December 2016, Mr Brazier was Deputy Director-General of the Office of National Assessments, a position he held since 2014. In Canberra he has served as First Assistant Secretary, East Asia Division (DFAT); Assistant Director General, Indonesia and East Timor Branch, AusAID; and Senior Adviser, International Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He previously spent 13 years working for The Asia Foundation in Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and for the private sector in Jakarta.