Sir David Norman Reddaway KCMG MBE (born 26 April 1953) is a retired British diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Ireland and Turkey.

He attended King's College School, Cambridge[2] and Oundle School,[3] then studied History at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where his grandfather, the historian William Fiddian Reddaway, had served as Censor.

His career has included assignments to Iran (during the Iranian revolution), India, Spain, Argentina and Afghanistan.

[13] Reddaway had the honour of celebrating his 64th birthday at a Chris de Burgh concert.

De Burgh announced Sir David's birthday to a packed audience at the London Palladium on April 26, 2017, and gave a brief account of his role as a diplomat.