The Lord Ricketts, GCMG GCVO
Former Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Office, National Security Adviser and Ambassador to France
Cross-bench Peer (2016-)
Formerly: Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service (1974-2016):
Ambassador to France (2012-2016); National Security Adviser (2010-12); Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Head of the Diplomatic Service (2006-10); UK Permanent Representative, UK Delegation to NATO (2003-06); Political Director, FCO (2001-03); Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, Cabinet Office (2000-01).
Non-Executive Director at Groupe Engie SA and at Getlink SA.
Author of Hard Choices: the making and unmaking of Global Britain, Atlantic Books 2022.
An Honorary Governor (2011-), 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.
