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Ambassador David B Collins

Retired High Commissioner and Ambassador in the Canadian Diplomatic Service and former naval officer


David Collins served in Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service and Diplomatic Service for over 36 years.

Latterly he was ambassador to Romania and High Commissioner to (successively) Pakistan, Malaysia and Kenya. He is a former non-executive director of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute and an alumnus fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

He has been Managing Director, David Collins Inc. since 2012, and is a consultant on international affairs.

A Member of the Programme Advisory Committee, The Canadian Ditchley Foundation.

Canadian Programme Advisory Committee

Participants of the Ditchley Foundation internship programme in 2021

The Ditchley Internship Programme

The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.

Antique chairs and sofas at Ditchley Park

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. 

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