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Sir Richard Mottram, GCB

Visiting Professor, LSE; formerly Permanent Secretary, UK Civil Service


Visiting Professor In Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Chairman Advisory Board, LSE’s Foreign Policy think-tank - LSE IDEAS.

Formerly, Chairman:  Amey plc (2008-17), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (2008-14).  Permanent Secretary UK civil service 1992-2007, including Intelligence, Security and Resilience and Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, Cabinet Office (2005-07), and Ministry of Defence (1995-98).  

An Honorary Governor (2019-), 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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