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Lord Gillmore of Thamesfield GCMG:

Chairman: July 1997 - July 1998


Formerly: Diplomat – Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1970-1994), Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service (1991-1994), Deputy Under-Secretary of State (1986-1990), High Commissioner to Malaysia (1983-1986), Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Far East (1981-1983),  Head of Defence Department, (1979-1981), Counsellor and Head of Chancery UK delegation at OECD, Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction (MBFR) Vienna (1975-1978), First Secretary (Commercial) to Moscow (1972-1975); Chairman of the Council of Management (1996-1999), The Ditchley Foundation.

Former Chairmen

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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