The Governors
Ditchley Governors are chosen by the Council of Management and constitute the Foundation’s governing body. Members serve five year terms.
The current Governors are:
Sir Antony ACLAND, KG, GCMG, GCVO. Formerly Head of the Diplomatic Service; British Ambassador to the United States of America and Chairman of the Council of Management, The Ditchley Foundation.
The Lord ADONIS. Minister of State for Transport.
The Lord ALDINGTON. Chairman, Deutsche Bank London.
Senatore Giuliano AMATO. Formerly Prime Minister of Italy.
Sir Michael ANGUS, DL. Formerly Chairman, Unilever; Chairman, The Leverhulme Trust.
His Excellency Signor Giancarlo ARAGONA. Ambassador of Italy to the Court of St James’s.
Count Riprand von ARCO. President, American Asset Corporation, New York.
Sir John ASHWORTH. Formerly Chairman Barts and The London NHS Trust. Formerly Chairman, The British Library and Director, London School of Economics.
Mr Robert AYLING. Chairman, Holidaybreak plc. Formerly Advisory Director, Next Inc and Chief Executive, British Airways plc.
Rt Hon Margaret BECKETT MP. Minister of State (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government.
The Rt Hon Lord BILIMORIA OF CHELSEA, CBE, DL. Chairman, Cobra Beer.
The Rt Hon Paul BOATENG. British High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa.
Ambassador Georg BOOMGAARDEN. Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Court of St James's.
Dr Clemens BÖRSIG. Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG.
The Rt Hon Baroness BOTTOMLEY OF NETTLESTONE, JP. Formerly Secretary of State for Health and for National Heritage.
The Honorable John BRADEMAS. Formerly Chairman, The American Ditchley Foundation. President Emeritus, New York University. Formerly Democrat Congressman for Indiana.
Sir Rodric BRAITHWAITE, GCMG. Formerly British Ambassador to Russia.
The Rt Hon Lord BRITTAN OF SPENNITHORNE, QC. Vice Chairman, UBS Investment Bank. Formerly Vice-President, European Commission.
Sir Samuel BRITTAN. Columnist, The Financial Times.
Mr George BROCK. Saturday Editor, The Times
Sir Nigel BROOMFIELD, KCMG. Chairman, the Leonard Cheshire Foundation. Formerly Director, The Ditchley Foundation and Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ambassador John BRUTON, TD. Head of Delegation of the European Commission to the United States of America. Formerly Taoiseach of Ireland and Member of the Dáil Éireann.
The Rt Hon Lord BUTLER OF BROCKWELL, GCB, CVO. Formerly: Master, University College, Oxford; Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service.
The Rt Hon David CAMERON, MP. Conservative Member of Parliament for Witney and Leader of the Opposition.
The Rt Hon Sir Menzies CAMPBELL, CBE, QC, MP. Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Fife North East and formerly Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party.
The Rt Hon Lord CARRINGTON, KG, GCMG, CH, MC. Formerly Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary-General of NATO.
The Lord CHADLINGTON OF DEAN, Chief Executive, Huntsworth plc.
Ms Shami CHAKRABARTI, CBE. Director of Liberty.
The Rt Hon Baroness CHALKER OF WALLASEY. Formerly Minister for Overseas Development.
Sir John COLES, GCMG. Formerly Head of the Diplomatic Service.
Mr Robert CONWAY. Senior Director, Goldman Sachs International.
Mr Robert COOPER, CMG, MVO. Director General, Council of the European Union.
The Lord DAHRENDORF, KBE, FBA. Formerly Director of the London School of Economics.
Mr Nicholas FERGUSON. Chairman, SVG Capital plc.
Mr FRANCIS FINLAY. Chairman, Clay Finlay Inc.
Professor Timothy GARTON ASH, CMG. Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford and Isaiah Berlin Professorial Fellow, St Anthony’s College, Oxford.
Sir John GIEVE. Deputy Governor, The Bank of England. Formerly Permanent Secretary, Home Office.
Sir Nicholas GOODISON. Formerly Chairman, London Stock Exchange and Lloyds TSB Group plc.
Mr Nik GOWING. Main presenter/anchor, international TV news service, BBC World.
Sir John GRAHAM, Bt, GCMG. Formerly UK Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador to Iran and Iraq, and Director, The Ditchley Foundation.
Professor Malcolm GRANT, CBE, MA, LLD. Provost and President of University College London.
Professor Christopher GREENWOOD, QC, CMG. Professor of International Law, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Lord HANNAY OF CHISWICK, GCMG, CH. Chairman, the United Nations Association of the UK. Formerly: British Government Special Representative to Cyprus.
Mr Harry HENDERSON. Partner, Cazenove & Co. Director, Witan Investment Co plc.
Professor Peter HENNESSY, FBA. Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London.
Sir Christopher HOGG. Formerly Chairman, Reuters Group.
The Earl of HOME, CVO, CBE. Chairman, Coutts & Co.
Professor Sir Michael HOWARD, CH, OM, CBE, MC, FBA. Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford.
The Rt Hon Lord HOWE OF ABERAVON, CH, QC. Formerly Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
The Honorable Bob HUNTER. Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation. Formerly US Ambassador to NATO.
The Rt Hon Lord HURD OF WESTWELL, CH, CBE. Formerly Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
Mr Will HUTTON. Chief Executive, The Work Foundation.
The Rt Hon Lord JAY OF EWELME, GCMG. Chair, House of Lords Appointments Commission. Formerly Head of the Diplomatic Service; British Ambassador to France.
The Honorable Peter JAY. Formerly British Ambassador to the United States of America.
Sir John KEMP-WELCH. Formerly Chairman, London Stock Exchange.
Sir Anthony KENNY, FBA. Formerly Warden, Rhodes House, Oxford.
The Rt Hon Lord KERR OF KINLOCHARD, GCMG. Deputy Chair, Royal Dutch Shell plc. Formerly Head of the Diplomatic Service.
Professor Sir David KING. Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. Formerly Government Chief Scientific Advisor.
Sir John KINGMAN, FRS. Formerly Director, Isaac Newton Institute; Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol.
The Rt Hon Lord KINNOCK OF BEDWELLTY. Chairman, The British Council. Formerly Vice President of the European Commission.
Mr ANDREW KNIGHT. Director, The News Corporation. Formerly Editor, the Economist, Chief Executive, The Telegraph, and Chairman, News International.
Mr François LAGRANGE. Chairman, National Commission for Privatisation and President of the Patent Office, France.
Mr Anthony LOEHNIS, CMG. Chairman, Alpha Bank London Limited. Formerly Executive Director, The Bank of England.
Sir Roderic LYNE, KBE, CMG. Director, Accor and Aricom; Board of Governors and Visiting Professor, Kingston University. Formerly British Ambassador to Russia.
The Honorable Roy MACLAREN, PC. Formerly Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Minister of Trade.
Ms Bronwen MADDOX. Chief Foreign Commentator, The Times.
The Rt Hon Sir John MAJOR, KG, CH. Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Sir Christopher MALLABY, GCMG, GCVO. Formerly Managing Director, UBS Warburg and British Ambassador to France.
The Hon Dr Philippa MALMGREN. President, Canonbury Group, London.
The Rt Hon Lord MANDELSON. Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Formerly Commissioner for External Trade, European Commission.
Professor Sir Laurence MARTIN, DL. Formerly Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs.
Sir Peter MIDDLETON, GCB. Chairman, Camelot Group plc. Chairman (UK), Marsh McLennan Group and Chairman, Marsh Limited. Formerly Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury.
The Rt Hon David MILIBAND, MP. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Labour Member of Parliament for South Shields.
His Excellency Carlos MIRANDA, COUNT OF CASA MIRANDA. Ambassador of Spain to the Court of St James’s.
Mr John MONKS. General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation and formerly General Secretary, Trades Union Congress.
Glen R MORENO. Chairman, Pearson plc.
Sir Jeremy MORSE, KCMG. Formerly Chancellor, University of Bristol; Chairman, Lloyds Bank plc.
Mr Edward MORTIMER. Senior Vice-President and Chief Programme Officer, Salzburg Global Seminar. Formerly Chief Speechwriter and Director of Communications to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Sir Richard MOTTRAM, GCB. Member of Garda World International Advisory Board. Formerly Permanent Secretary, Intelligence, Security and Resilience; Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.
Dr Geoff MULGAN. Director, Young Foundation. Formerly Head of Policy, Prime Minister’s Office; Head of the Government Strategy Unit.
The Rt Hon Sir Patrick NAIRNE, GCB, MC. Formerly Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Security and Master, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford.
Baroness NEVILLE-JONES OF HUTTON ROOF. Shadow Security Minister and National Security Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition. Formerly Governor of the BBC and Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
His Excelleny Yoshiji NOGAMI. Adviser, Mizuho Corporate Bank Limited. Formerly Ambassador of Japan to the Court of St. James’s.
Sir Gus O’DONNELL, KCB. Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service.
Sir David OMAND, GCB. Formerly Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office.
The Rt Hon Lord O’NEILL OF CLACKMANNAN. Formerly Member of Parliament for Ochil.
The Baroness O’NEILL OF BENGARVE. President, The British Academy.
His Excellency Judge Hisashi OWADA. Judgeship of the International Court of Justice. Formerly Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations.
Ms Elizabeth PADMORE. Formerly Global Director, Policy and International Affairs, Accenture plc.
The Rt Hon Sir Michael PALLISER, GCMG. Formerly Head of the Diplomatic Service.
The Baroness PARK OF MONMOUTH, CMG, OBE. Formerly Principal, Somerville College, Oxford.
The Rt Hon Lord PATTEN OF BARNES, CH. Chancellor of Oxford University. Formerly Member of the European Commission and Governor of Hong Kong.
Sir Ashley PONSONBY, Bt, KCVO, MC. Formerly Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.
The Rt Hon Baroness PRASHAR OF RUNNYMEDE, CBE. Chair of the Judicial Appointment Commission. Formerly First Civil Service Commissioner.
Sir Michael QUINLAN, GCB. Formerly Director of The Ditchley Foundation and Permanent Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence.
Mr David REID SCOTT, Chairman, Hawkpoint Partners Limited.
The Rt Hon Lord RENWICK OF CLIFTON, KCMG. Vice Chairman, Investment Banking, J P Morgan plc. Formerly British Ambassador to the United States of America.
Mr Grant L REUBER, OC, FRSC. Co-Chair, The Canadian Ditchley Foundation.
Sir David RICHMOND, KBE CMG. Formerly Director General, Defence and Intelligence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Baron Dr Hermann von RICHTHOFEN, GCVO. Formerly Ambassador of Germany to the Court of St. James’s.
Sir Peter RICKETTS, KCMG. Permanent Under Secretary of State and Head of the Diplomatic Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The Honourable Dr Matt RIDLEY. Author. Formerly Chairman, Northern Rock plc.
The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm RIFKIND, KCMG, QC, MP. Conservative Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea. Formerly Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
Professor Sir Adam ROBERTS, KCMG, FBA. Montague Burton Professor of International Relations and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.
The Rt Hon Lord ROBERTSON OF PORT ELLEN, KT, GCMG, PC, HonFRSE. Chairman, Cable and Wireless International, Deputy Chairman TNK-BP. Formerly Secretary General, NATO, and Secretary of State for Defence.
Mr Alan RUSBRIDGER. Editor, The Guardian.
HE Sir John SAWERS, KCMG. UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
The Honorable Raymond SEITZ. Chairman, Sun-Times Media Group. Formerly United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s.
Mr Kamalesh SHARMA. Commonwealth Secretary-General.
Dr Constanze STELZENMÜLLER. Director, Berlin Office, German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Mr Philip STEPHENS. Associate Editor, Financial Times.
The Rt Hon Jack STRAW, MP. Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
The Honorable Edward J STREATOR. Formerly Minister, United States Embassy in London and former Ambassador to OECD.
The Rt Hon Baroness SYMONS OF VERNHAM DEAN. Formerly Minister of State for International Trade and Investment, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Sir Kevin TEBBIT, KCB, CMG. Formerly Permanent Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence.
The Hon Barbara THOMAS JUDGE. Chairman, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority; Chairman, SOAS; Deputy Chairman, Friends Provident plc. Formerly Commissioner, United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Sir Crispin TICKELL, GCMG, KCVO. Director, Policy Foresight Programme, Oxford University. Formerly United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
The Rt Hon Lord TUGENDHAT OF WIDDINGTON. Chancellor, University of Bath. Formerly Vice-President, European Commission.
The Lord TURNBULL OF ENFIELD. Formerly Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service.
His Excellency Robert H TUTTLE. United States Ambassador to the Court of St James’s.
Sir John VEREKER, KCB. Formerly Governor of Bermuda.
Dr Diana WALFORD, CBE. Principal, Mansfield College, Oxford. Formerly Director, Public Health Laboratory Service, London.
The Rt Hon Baroness WARNOCK OF WEEKE, DBE. Formerly Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge.
Mr Simon WEBB, CBE. Director General, International Networks and Environment Group, Department of Transport.
Sir John WESTON, KCMG. Formerly United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Mr John WESTON, CBE. Chairman, Ufi and Insensys Limited. Formerly Chairman, Spirent plc and Chief Executive, BAE Systems.
Mr David WILLETTS, MP. Conservative Member of Parliament for Havant and Shadow Secretary for Innovation Universities and Skills.
The Rt Hon Baroness WILLIAMS OF CROSBY, PC. Formerly Secretary of State for Education and Science.
Dr Catherine WILLS.
Lady WILLS, JP.
Lord WILSON OF DINTON, GCB. Master, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Formerly Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service.
The Rt Hon Lord WILSON OF TILLYORN, KT, GCMG. President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Formerly Master, Peterhouse, Cambridge and Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Hong Kong.
The Rt Hon Lord WINDLESHAM, CVO, PC. Formerly Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords; Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford.
Dr Ngaire WOODS. Fellow in Politics and International Relations, University College, Oxford.
Professor Sir Robert WORCESTER, KBE, DL. Founder, MORI, Chancellor of the University of Kent.
His Excellency James WRIGHT. High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom.
The Lord WRIGHT OF RICHMOND, GCMG. Formerly Head of the Diplomatic Service.