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The '''American Ditchley Foundation''' was established in [[1964]] as the US arm of the [[Ditchley Foundation]]. For its sister organizations, see [[Ditchley/UK]] and [[Ditchley/Canada]].
  
 
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==Nature==
 
 
==The American Ditchley Foundation==
 
 
 
The Ditchley Foundation was established in 1958 to advance US-UK understanding following World War II. Over time, that transatlantic purpose has expanded to a broader mission — promoting global understanding and dialogue among nations around the globe.
 
 
 
Today, the American Ditchley Foundation works with The Ditchley Foundation in the UK and the Canadian Ditchley Foundation to bring together experts and leaders from a variety of fields to foster a better understanding of, and solutions to, issues of global concern. Through ten to twelve conferences each year, generally hosted at Ditchley Park, a stately Oxfordshire manor, Ditchley advances dialogue on subjects of international importance. Conference participants benefit from Ditchley Park's grand beauty yet relaxed atmosphere, which fosters warmth, intimacy, and a thoughtful approach to the problems facing our complex world today.
 
 
 
 
Ditchley conferences, which are by invitation only, focus on dialogue rather than speeches. Conferees, who usually number around 40, meet together and in smaller groups to engage deeply on the topic of the conference over the course of three days. The results of these deliberations are made available to the public through summaries posted by the Director of The Ditchley Foundation.
 
Ditchley conferences, which are by invitation only, focus on dialogue rather than speeches. Conferees, who usually number around 40, meet together and in smaller groups to engage deeply on the topic of the conference over the course of three days. The results of these deliberations are made available to the public through summaries posted by the Director of The Ditchley Foundation.
  
The American Ditchley Foundation helps shape conference programs, provides financial support to conferences, and co-hosts a biennial conference in the US. In addition, American Ditchley recruits American conference participants, providing travel stipends to support their participation, when needed.[http://americanditchley.org/index.htm]
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The American Ditchley Foundation helps shape conference programs, provides financial support to conferences, and co-hosts a biennial conference in the US. In addition, American Ditchley recruits American conference participants, providing travel stipends to support their participation, when needed.<ref>http://americanditchley.org/index.htm</ref>
 
 
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"Ditchley is one of the hidden gems of the Transatlantic relationship . . . its role as a clearing house for ideas; a forum for debate and discussion; and a magnet for policymakers gives it a unique status. It is the intellectual expression of 'soft power' and a tribute to the pre-eminence of reason and rational debate. (John Mayor, Former British PM [http://americanditchley.org/index.htm]
 
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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Chairman:
 
Chairman:
Ambassador [[R Nicholas BURNS]] (retired). Professor, Kennedy School, Harvard University. Formerly US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
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Ambassador [[R. Nicholas Burns]] (retired). Professor, Kennedy School, Harvard University. Formerly US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
  
 
Vice-chairman:
 
Vice-chairman:
Ms [[Jami MISCIK]]. Co-CEO and Vice-chairman, Kissinger Associates.
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Ms [[Jami Miscik]]. Co-CEO and Vice-chairman, Kissinger Associates.
  
 
President:
 
President:
Mr [[Cary A KOPLIN]]. Managing Director, Neuberger Berman LLC.
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Mr [[Cary Koplin]]. Managing Director, Neuberger Berman LLC.
  
 
Vice-President:
 
Vice-President:
Mr [[John BELLINGER III]], Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
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Mr [[John Bellinger III]], Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
  
 
Vice-President:
 
Vice-President:
Ms [[Anja MANUEL]]. Principal, Rice Hadley Gates, LLC
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Ms [[Anja Manuel]]. Principal, Rice Hadley Gates, LLC
  
 
Treasurer:
 
Treasurer:
Mr [[Peter BASS]]. Chairman, Ember.ai.
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Mr [[Peter Bass]]. Chairman, Ember.ai.
  
 
Secretary:
 
Secretary:
Mr [[George M NEWCOMBE]]. Formerly Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
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Mr [[George M Newcombe]]. Formerly Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
  
 
Members:
 
Members:
The Honorable [[David AARON]]. For]merly Deputy National Security Advisor and Senior Fellow, RAND.
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The Honorable [[David Aaron]]. For]merly Deputy National Security Advisor and Senior Fellow, RAND.
 
 
Mr [[James ARROYO]] OBE. Director, The Ditchley Foundation.
 
  
Ambassador [[William J. BURNS]], President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Formerly U.S. Deputy Secretary of State.
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Mr [[James Arroyo]] OBE. Director, The Ditchley Foundation.
  
The Honorable [[Joseph A CALIFANO]], Jr. Founder and Chair Emeritus, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
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Ambassador [[William J. Burns]], President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Formerly U.S. Deputy Secretary of State.
  
Mr [[Robert CONWAY]]. Senior Director, Goldman Sachs.
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The Honorable [[Joseph A Califano]], Jr. Founder and Chair Emeritus, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
  
Mr [[Edward COX]]. Chairman, The New York Republican State Committee.
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Mr [[Robert Conway]]. Senior Director, Goldman Sachs.
  
Mr [[Francis FINLAY]], CMG, OBE. Chairman Emeritus, EastWest Institute
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Mr [[Edward Cox]]. Chairman, The New York Republican State Committee.
  
Mr [[James F HOGE]], Jr. Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence. Formerly Chair, Human Rights Watch.
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Mr [[Francis Finlay]], CMG, OBE. Chairman Emeritus, EastWest Institute
  
Sir [[John HOLMES]], GCVO, KBE, CMG. Chair, International Rescue Committee UK. Formerly Director of The Ditchley Foundation. Formerly Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, New York.
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Mr [[James Hoge]], Jr. Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence. Formerly Chair, Human Rights Watch.
  
Professor [[A E Dick HOWARD]]. White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Virginia School of Law.
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Sir [[John Holmes]], GCVO, KBE, CMG. Chair, International Rescue Committee UK. Formerly Director of The Ditchley Foundation. Formerly Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, New York.
  
Mr [[Reuben JEFFERY III]], Chief Executive Officer and a Director, Rockefeller & Co. and Rockefeller, Financial Services, Inc.
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Professor [[A E Dick Howard]]. White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Virginia School of Law.
  
Mr [[Robert G KAISER]]. Former Managing Editor, The Washington Post.
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Mr [[Reuben Jefferey III]], Chief Executive Officer and a Director, Rockefeller & Co. and Rockefeller, Financial Services, Inc.
  
Ambassador [[Philip LADER]], Partner, Nelson Mullins. Formerly US Ambassador to the Court of St James's.
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Mr [[Robert Kaiser]]. Former Managing Editor, The Washington Post.
  
Professor [[Theodore R MARMOR]]. Formerly Yale School of Management.
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Ambassador [[Philip Lader]], Partner, Nelson Mullins. Formerly US Ambassador to the Court of St James's.
  
The Honorable [[Donald F McHENRY]]. Distinguished Professor in Practice of Diplomacy, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
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Professor [[Theodore R Marmor]]. Formerly Yale School of Management
  
Professor [[Joseph NYE]]. Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, John F Kennedy School of Government. Director, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington.
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The Honorable [[Donald F McHenry]]. Distinguished Professor in Practice of Diplomacy, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
  
Ambassador [[Thomas PICKERING]]. Vice-Chairman, Hills and Company.
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Professor [[Joseph Nye]]. Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, John F Kennedy School of Government. Director, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington.
  
Dr [[John E RIELLY]]. Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University.
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Ambassador [[Thomas Pickering]]. Vice-Chairman, Hills and Company.
  
Mr [[David SCHWIMMER]]. CEO, London Stock Exchange Group.
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Dr [[John Rielly]]. Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University.
  
The Honorable [[Strobe TALBOTT]]. Distinguished Fellow in Residence, the Brookings Institution
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Mr [[David Schwimmer]]. CEO, London Stock Exchange Group.
  
Ambassador [[David THORNE]]. Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State 2013-2017. U.S. Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, 2009-2013.
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The Honorable [[Strobe Talbott]]. Distinguished Fellow in Residence, the Brookings Institution
  
Dr [[Catherine WILLS]].
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Ambassador [[David Thorne]]. Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State 2013-2017. U.S. Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, 2009-2013.
  
Mr [[Casimir A. YOST]]. Senior Fellow, Institute for Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Formerly Director, Strategic Futures Group, National Intelligence Council.
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Dr [[Catherine Wills]].
  
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Mr [[Casimir Yost]]. Senior Fellow, Institute for Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Formerly Director, Strategic Futures Group, National Intelligence Council.
  
 
==Advisory Council==
 
==Advisory Council==
  
 
Chairman:
 
Chairman:
Mr [[James F HOGE]], Jr. Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence. Formerly Chair, Human Rights Watch.
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Mr [[James Hoge]], Jr. Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence. Formerly Chair, Human Rights Watch.
  
 
Members:
 
Members:
Mr [[H Brandt AYERS]]. Chairman of the Board, Consolidated Publishing Company.
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Mr [[H Brandt Ayers]]. Chairman of the Board, Consolidated Publishing Company.
Ms [[Jessica BRANDT]]. Fellow, Foreign Policy, the Brookings Institution.
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Ms [[Jessica Brandt]]. Fellow, Foreign Policy, the Brookings Institution.
  
Vice Admiral [[John W CRAINE]], Jr, USN (Ret.). Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, State University of New York.
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Vice Admiral [[John Craine]], Jr, USN (Ret.). Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, State University of New York.
  
The Honorable [[Charles B DeWITT]]. Co-Founder, Lafayette Group, Inc., Washington.
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The Honorable [[Charles DeWitt]]. Co-Founder, Lafayette Group, Inc., Washington.
  
Mr [[Michael DiNISCIA]]. Associate Director, John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress, New York University.
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Mr [[Michael DiNiscia]]. Associate Director, John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress, New York University.
  
Mr [[Don HOWARTH]]. Partner, Howarth & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles.
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Mr [[Don Howarth]]. Partner, Howarth & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles.
  
Mr [[Sarwar KASHMERI]]. Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Norwich University; Fellow, Foreign Policy Association.
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Mr [[Sarwar Kashmeri]]. Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Norwich University; Fellow, Foreign Policy Association.
  
Mrs [[Wendy W LUERS]]. President, The Foundation for a Civil Society.
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Mrs [[Wendy Luers]]. President, The Foundation for a Civil Society.
  
Mrs [[Margaret Osmer McQUADE]]. President, Qualitas International.
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Mrs [[Margaret Osmer McQuade]]. President, Qualitas International.
  
Dr [[Jessica Tuchman MATHEWS]]. Former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Dr [[Jessica Tuchman Mathews]]. Former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  
Mr [[Charles W MULLER]], OBE. President, Murden and Company.
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Mr [[Charles Muller]], OBE. President, Murden and Company.
  
Mr [[Norman ORNSTEIN]]. Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute.
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Mr [[Norman Ornstein]]. Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute.
  
Ms [[Harriet PEARSON]]. Partner, Privacy and Information Management Practice, Hogan Lovells.
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Ms [[Harriet Pearson]]. Partner, Privacy and Information Management Practice, Hogan Lovells.
  
Ms [[Nancy PELZ-PAGET]]. Director Emerita, Education and Society Program, The Aspen Institute.
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Ms [[Nancy Pelz-Paget]]. Director Emerita, Education and Society Program, The Aspen Institute.
  
Mr [[Philip H POWER]]. Founder and Chairman, The Center for Michigan.
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Mr [[Philip H Power]]. Founder and Chairman, The Center for Michigan.
  
Mr [[David R RIEMER]]. Senior Fellow, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute.
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Mr [[David Riemer]]. Senior Fellow, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute.
  
The [[Hon Nicholas ROSTOW]]. Visiting Professor, Colgate University.
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The [[Hon Nicholas Rostow]]. Visiting Professor, Colgate University.
  
General [[Brent SCOWCROFT]], KBE. President, The Scowcroft Group.
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General [[Brent Scowcroft]], KBE. President, The Scowcroft Group.
  
Ms [[Suzelle M SMITH]]. Partner, Howarth & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles.
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Ms [[Suzelle Smith]]. Partner, Howarth & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles.
  
Dr [[Ashley J TELLIS]]. Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Dr [[Ashley Tellis]]. Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  
Professor [[Seymour TOPPING]]. San Paolo Professor of International Journalism Emeritus, Columbia University.
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Professor [[Seymour Topping]]. San Paolo Professor of International Journalism Emeritus, Columbia University.
  
The Honorable [[John WARNER]]. Formerly United States Senator, Virginia.
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The Honorable [[John Warner]]. Formerly United States Senator, Virginia.

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•  Robert Kaiser
•  Philip Lader
•  Theodore R Marmor
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•  John Rielly
•  David Schwimmer
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•  David Thorne
•  Catherine Wills
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•  H. Brandt Ayers
•  Jessica Brandt
•  John Craine
•  Charles DeWitt
•  Michael DiNiscia
•  Don Howarth
•  Sarwar Kashmeri
•  Wendy Luers
•  Margaret Osmer McQuade
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•  Norman Ornstein
•  Harriet Pearson
•  Nancy Pelz-Paget
•  Philip H. Power
•  David Riemer
•  Nicholas Rostow
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• Brent Scowcroft.jpg Brent Scowcroft
•  Suzelle Smith
• Ashley Tellis.jpg Ashley Tellis
•  Seymour Topping
•  John Warner
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The American Ditchley Foundation was established in 1964 as the US arm of the Ditchley Foundation. For its sister organizations, see Ditchley/UK and Ditchley/Canada.

Nature

Ditchley conferences, which are by invitation only, focus on dialogue rather than speeches. Conferees, who usually number around 40, meet together and in smaller groups to engage deeply on the topic of the conference over the course of three days. The results of these deliberations are made available to the public through summaries posted by the Director of The Ditchley Foundation.

The American Ditchley Foundation helps shape conference programs, provides financial support to conferences, and co-hosts a biennial conference in the US. In addition, American Ditchley recruits American conference participants, providing travel stipends to support their participation, when needed.[1]

Background

The Ditchley Foundation was created in 1958 through the beneficence of Sir David Wills, who donated Ditchley Park, the magnificent estate at which most Ditchley Conferences are held. The American Ditchley Foundation was incorporated soon after, in 1964. Building on the tradition of Winston Churchill, who visited Ditchley Park many times, the Ditchley Foundations initially focused on fostering better relations between the UK, US and Canada by addressing issues of mutual concern. Over time, that transatlantic purpose has expanded to encompass issues of global concern and participants from around the world.

Conferences

The Ditchley Foundation organizes approximately ten to twelve conferences annually, each striving to improve policy approaches and problem-solving on complex issues of international concern. Ditchley conferences facilitate more precise policy-making, better understanding of global issues and more effective operational diplomacy.

Most conferences are held at Ditchley Park, providing a unique environment in which to bring together 40 to 45 experts from a variety of professions—academics, policy-makers, practitioners and others—to consider pressing problems of global concern and explore new approaches to solving them. Conferences are by invitation only.

In addition to conferences, since 1972 The Ditchley Foundation has traditionally hosted an Annual Lecture at Ditchley Park delivered by a distinguished individual from public life.


Directors

Chairman: Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns (retired). Professor, Kennedy School, Harvard University. Formerly US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.

Vice-chairman: Ms Jami Miscik. Co-CEO and Vice-chairman, Kissinger Associates.

President: Mr Cary Koplin. Managing Director, Neuberger Berman LLC.

Vice-President: Mr John Bellinger III, Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.

Vice-President: Ms Anja Manuel. Principal, Rice Hadley Gates, LLC

Treasurer: Mr Peter Bass. Chairman, Ember.ai.

Secretary: Mr George M Newcombe. Formerly Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Members: The Honorable David Aaron. For]merly Deputy National Security Advisor and Senior Fellow, RAND.

Mr James Arroyo OBE. Director, The Ditchley Foundation.

Ambassador William J. Burns, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Formerly U.S. Deputy Secretary of State.

The Honorable Joseph A Califano, Jr. Founder and Chair Emeritus, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

Mr Robert Conway. Senior Director, Goldman Sachs.

Mr Edward Cox. Chairman, The New York Republican State Committee.

Mr Francis Finlay, CMG, OBE. Chairman Emeritus, EastWest Institute

Mr James Hoge, Jr. Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence. Formerly Chair, Human Rights Watch.

Sir John Holmes, GCVO, KBE, CMG. Chair, International Rescue Committee UK. Formerly Director of The Ditchley Foundation. Formerly Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, New York.

Professor A E Dick Howard. White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Virginia School of Law.

Mr Reuben Jefferey III, Chief Executive Officer and a Director, Rockefeller & Co. and Rockefeller, Financial Services, Inc.

Mr Robert Kaiser. Former Managing Editor, The Washington Post.

Ambassador Philip Lader, Partner, Nelson Mullins. Formerly US Ambassador to the Court of St James's.

Professor Theodore R Marmor. Formerly Yale School of Management

The Honorable Donald F McHenry. Distinguished Professor in Practice of Diplomacy, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.

Professor Joseph Nye. Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, John F Kennedy School of Government. Director, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington.

Ambassador Thomas Pickering. Vice-Chairman, Hills and Company.

Dr John Rielly. Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University.

Mr David Schwimmer. CEO, London Stock Exchange Group.

The Honorable Strobe Talbott. Distinguished Fellow in Residence, the Brookings Institution

Ambassador David Thorne. Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State 2013-2017. U.S. Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, 2009-2013.

Dr Catherine Wills.

Mr Casimir Yost. Senior Fellow, Institute for Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Formerly Director, Strategic Futures Group, National Intelligence Council.

Advisory Council

Chairman: Mr James Hoge, Jr. Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence. Formerly Chair, Human Rights Watch.

Members: Mr H Brandt Ayers. Chairman of the Board, Consolidated Publishing Company. Ms Jessica Brandt. Fellow, Foreign Policy, the Brookings Institution.

Vice Admiral John Craine, Jr, USN (Ret.). Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, State University of New York.

The Honorable Charles DeWitt. Co-Founder, Lafayette Group, Inc., Washington.

Mr Michael DiNiscia. Associate Director, John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress, New York University.

Mr Don Howarth. Partner, Howarth & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles.

Mr Sarwar Kashmeri. Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Norwich University; Fellow, Foreign Policy Association.

Mrs Wendy Luers. President, The Foundation for a Civil Society.

Mrs Margaret Osmer McQuade. President, Qualitas International.

Dr Jessica Tuchman Mathews. Former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Mr Charles Muller, OBE. President, Murden and Company.

Mr Norman Ornstein. Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute.

Ms Harriet Pearson. Partner, Privacy and Information Management Practice, Hogan Lovells.

Ms Nancy Pelz-Paget. Director Emerita, Education and Society Program, The Aspen Institute.

Mr Philip H Power. Founder and Chairman, The Center for Michigan.

Mr David Riemer. Senior Fellow, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute.

The Hon Nicholas Rostow. Visiting Professor, Colgate University.

General Brent Scowcroft, KBE. President, The Scowcroft Group.

Ms Suzelle Smith. Partner, Howarth & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles.

Dr Ashley Tellis. Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Professor Seymour Topping. San Paolo Professor of International Journalism Emeritus, Columbia University.

The Honorable John Warner. Formerly United States Senator, Virginia.