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James Arroyo OBE

Director, The Ditchley Foundation


James was previously director for data at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, charged with adapting the organisation to the digital age. Prior to that he was director for Europe in the FCO and served abroad in embassies in France and across the Near East.  His intellectual interests include the impact of technology on society, business and government and the dynamics of insurgencies and terrorism. He read English at Cambridge University and is married to Kerry with two daughters.

The Ditchley Foundation Team

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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