Amber Townsend

Her Excellency Amber Townsend
Secretary-General of the International Council for Democracy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2019
Deputy	Natsuki Tsukuda Dominika Szczepański Răzvan Petran
Preceded by	Servaas Van Der Aart
High Commissioner for the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption
In office 1 January 2014 – 1 January 2019
Secretary-General	Servaas Van Der Aart
Preceded by	Gormlaith Ó Dubhshláine
Succeeded by	Răzvan Petran
Valentirian Ambassador to the International Council for Democracy
In office 2 June 2012 – 1 January 2014
President	Michael Kawharu Helene Pauline
Preceded by	Bryce Grayson
Succeeded by	Michelle Fontaine
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 23 October 2009 – 1 June 2012
Prime Minister	Peter Molyneux
Preceded by	Bryce Grayson
Succeeded by	Michelle Fontaine
Member of the Valentirian Parliament for Axminster
In office 7 September 2007 – 1 June 2012
Preceded by	Eric Johnson
Succeeded by	Alice Fisher
15th Commissioner of the Federal Police Agency
In office 1 July 2001 – 1 July 2007
President	Salvador Segarra Márquez Michael Kawharu
Preceded by	Gaubert Lefèvre
Succeeded by	Harold Stark
19th Deputy Commissioner of the Federal Police Agency
In office 1 July 1995 – 1 July 2001
Director	Gaubert Lefèvre
Preceded by	Cédric Toussaint
Succeeded by	Jérôme Le Gall
Personal details
Born	17 July 1955 (age 64) Axminster, Kensington, Valentir
Political party	Progressive Republican Party
Other political affiliations	The Alliance
Spouse(s)	Patrick Liddle (m. 1987; div. 1999)
Domestic partner	Pierre Martineau (2004-present)
Children	2
Alma mater	Redeemer College Fairfax University, Valeins
Profession	Diplomat Lawyer Politician

Amber Townsend (born 17 July 1956) is a Valentirian diplomat, lawyer and politician serving as Secretary-General of the International Council for Democracy since 1 January 2019.