James Arroyo Explained

James Arroyo, OBE (born 25 March 1967) has served as the Director of the Ditchley Foundation since September 2016.^[1]

Education

Arroyo attended Loughborough Grammar School in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, and obtained a BA in English from the University of Cambridge (Jesus College).^[2]

Career

Prior to joining the Ditchley Foundation, Arroyo served as a diplomat, national security official and civil servant. From 2012 to 2016, he was Director for Data at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Previously, he acted as Director for Europe in the FCO and served abroad in embassies in France and across the Near East.^{[3] [4]}

His areas of expertise include the impact of technology on society, business and government and the dynamics of insurgencies and terrorism.^[5]

Honours

Arroyo was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's 2003 Birthday Honours for services to diplomacy.^[6]

Personal life

He is married to Kerry Arroyo with whom he has two daughters.

External links

• James Arroyo’s entry in Who’s Who (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023).
• James Arroyo’s web page at the Ditchley Foundation

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Europa International Foundation Directory 2023 . 2024-02-21 . Routledge & CRC Press . en.
2. Web site: Arroyo, James José-Maria, (born 25 March 1967), Director, Ditchley Foundation, since 2016 . 2024-02-21 . WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO . en . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-289752. 2024-02-28 .
3. “Arroyo, James, OBE”, in Diplomatic Civil Service Administration Office (ed.), The Diplomatic Service List 2004 (London: H.M. Stationery Office, 2004), p. 151.
4. News: Sanger . David E. . 2022-04-25 . Behind Austin's Call for a 'Weakened' Russia, Hints of a Shift . 2024-02-21 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
5. Web site: James Arroyo OBE Ditchley Foundation . 2024-03-30 . www.ditchley.com.
6. Web site: Page 1 Supplement 56963, 14 June 2003 London Gazette The Gazette . 2024-02-21 . www.thegazette.co.uk.