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Sheinwald Nigel

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, GCMG

Chairman, Royal Institute of International Affairs


Chairman, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House); Visiting Professor, King's College London; Non-Executive Director, Invesco Ltd and Oxford Instruments plc. 

Formerly: Non-Executive Director, Shell (2012-21); Chair, UK-US Fulbright Education Commission (2015-20); UK Special Envoy on international data sharing (2014-15); Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service (1976-2012): Ambassador to the United States of America (2007-12); Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister (2003-07); Ambassador to the European Union, Brussels (2000-03).

An Honorary Governor (2022-), The Ditchley Foundation.

Honorary Governors

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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