Sir John Holmes, GCVO, KBE, CMG
Trustee of the British Red Cross. Formerly Director, The Ditchley Foundation
Trustee of the British Red Cross; Trustee of the Institut Francais in London; Adviser to MasterCard International.
Formerly: Chairman, The Electoral Commission (2017-2020); Chair, International Rescue Committee UK (2011-2020); Member of Wilton Park Advisory Council; Director, The Ditchley Foundation (2010-2016); Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, The United Nations, New York (2007-10); Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service (1973-2006): Ambassador to France (2001-06); Ambassador to Portugal (1999-2001); Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Tony Blair (1997-99); Private Secretary for Overseas Affairs to Prime Minister Sir John Major (1996-97); Head, European Union Department (External), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1995-96). Previous postings in Moscow, Paris, Delhi and the FCO.
A Honorary Governor (2022-), The Ditchley Foundation.
Honorary Governors
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.
