The Ditchley Foundation is a

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that holds conferences, with a primary focus on British-American relations. It is based at

Ditchley Park Ditchley Park is a country house near Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. The estate was once the site of a Roman villa. Later it became a royal hunting ground, and then the property of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley. The 2nd Earl of Lichfield buil ...

near

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about south-west of Banbury and north-west of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the civil parish population as ...

. It was established as a privately funded charity in 1958 by philanthropist Sir David Wills.

Notable members

* The Rt Hon. Lord Hill of Oareford, . Current chairman of Ditchley (2017- ). He also has roles as senior advisor, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2017-); independent national director, ''Times'' Newspapers; and board member, Centre for Policy Studies. He was formerly European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (2014–16); Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2013–14); Undersecretary of State for Schools (2010-2013). * The Rt Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, . He is also deputy-chairman of TNK-BP. He was NATO Secretary General from 1999 to 2003 and UK Defence Secretary from 1997 to 1999, chairman of the Ditchley Foundation, 2010–2017. * The Rt Hon. Sir John Major, , the former British prime minister, chairman of the Ditchley Foundation 2000–2009. * Sir John Wheeler-Bennett, . British historian; the first chairman, appointed in 1958. * Sir Reginald Hibbert, . Director 1982–1987. * Sir Philip Adams, . Director 1977–1982.Obituary of Sir Philip Adams - The Independent
/ref> * Sir Michael Quinlan, . Director 1992–1999. * Sir Nigel Broomfield, . Director 1999–2004. *

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, . Director 2004–2010. * Sir John Holmes, . Director 2010–2016.

Council of Management

* The Rt Hon. Lord Aldington. Chairman, Machfast Group Ltd * The Rt Hon. Lord Bridges of Headley, . Senior Adviser to the Group Executive Chairman, Banco Santander * Her Excellency Mrs Janice Charette. Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland *Mrs Marjorie Neasham Glasgow, . CEO, Ridge Clean Energy. President, The Glasgow Foundation.
Mr Charles Grant
. Director,

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* The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve, . Formerly Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield (1997-2019); Attorney General * The Rt Hon. Lord Hill of Oareford, . Chairman of The Ditchley Foundation * Ms Rachel Lomax. Deputy Chair, British Council * The Rt Hon. Lord Mandelson, . Chairman, Global Counsel. Formerly Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and European Trade Commissioner *Mr Paul Newman. Former Chairman, ICAP Energy; Director, JC Rathbone Associates Ltd.
Mrs Elizabeth Padmore
Emeritus Trustee, Women for Women International - UK * Ms Emma Reynolds. Formerly Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East (2010-2019) * The Most Hon. Marquess of Salisbury, . Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire * Sir Nigel Sheinwald, . Visiting Professor, King's College, London; Director, Royal Dutch Shell * Mr Philip Stephens. Director of the Editorial Board and Chief Political Commentator, Financial Times *Dr Catherine Wills. Trustee The Ditchley foundation governors

References

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- 26 December 1987 - Volume 305

External links

Official Web SiteThe Ditchley foundation governors
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