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Sir Rodric Braithwaite, GCMG

Formerly British Ambassador to Russia


Chairman, International Advisory Council, Moscow School of Political Studies (1997-).

Formerly: HM Diplomatic Service (1955-92); Ambassador in Moscow (1988-92); Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Adviser & Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee (1992-93); Board member English National Opera, Royal Academy of Music (also Chairman), 1994-2002; Deutsche Bank, London (1994-2002); Chairman Moscow School of Political Studies, 1994-2004; Author.

An Honorary Governor (2020-), 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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