Ditchley/US
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.
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]
Quote "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 [2]
Advisory Council
Chairman: Mr James F 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 W 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.
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 W 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 W 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 R 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 M SMITH. Partner, Howarth & Smith, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles.
Dr Ashley J 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.
