Ambassador Claude Laverdure
Honorary Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Formerly: Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs (1965-2007); Ambassador to France (2003-07); Prime Minister's Personal Representative for the G8 Summit (2002-03); Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Foreign and Defence Policy), Privy Council Office (2000-03) and Secretary of Canadian Ditchley (2008-14).
A Member of the Board of Directors, The Canadian Ditchley Foundation.
Directors of The Canadian Ditchley Foundation
The Ditchley Internship Programme
The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.
Our Home at Ditchley Park
Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been.
