Mr. Nick Dyer is Director General for Policy and Global Programmes at the Department for International Development. He was appointed in November 2013. Before taking on the role, Mr. Dyer held a number of positions within DFID including Director of Policy Division (2009 – 2013), Head of DFID Malawi (2006 – 2009), Head European Union Department (2002 – 2006), and Senior Economic Adviser DFID East Africa, Nairobi (1998-2002).