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Birthday Honours 2021 Overseas and International List: Knight Bachelor and Order of the British Empire

Published 11 June 2021

Knight Bachelor

Dr Michael HOUGHTON, Director, Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute and Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Canada. For services to Medicine

Order of the British Empire

OBE: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Keithly BENJAMIN, Senior Magistrate, Anguilla. For services to policing and justice in Anguilla

Theresa BUBBEAR, lately HM Ambassador Tallinn, Estonia. For services to British foreign policy

Lynda CRAFTER, Head of operations, ZANE (Zimbabwe A National Emergency). For services to British Nationals in Zimbabwe

John CRAIB QGM, UK Government Strategic Adviser, Baric Consultants Ltd. For services to the Falkland Islands Demining Programme

Alison DANIELS, Deputy Director, Digital, Communications Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Michael DOWNEY, Chairman, European Film Academy. For services to British cinema

Thomas DUKE, Deputy HM Trade Commissioner, British Embassy Beijing. For services to the Covid-19 response in China

Jonno EVANS, Private Secretary, No10. For services to British foreign policy

Pete FLINT, General Partner, NFX and Founder and former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Trulia. For services to entrepreneurship

Justin GILBERT, Status and Tax Workstream Coordinator, British Council. For services to promoting UK Education and Culture Overseas

Fiona GODFREY, Co-Chair, British in Europe. For services to British nationals in Europe Charlotte GOLDBERG, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Jane GOLDING, Co-Chair, British in Europe and Chair, British in Germany. For services to British nationals in Europe

David KILBY, Deputy Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Alyson KING, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Beirut. For services to British foreign policy

Bob KITCHEN, Vice President, Emergencies and Humanitarian Action, International Rescue Committee. For services to humanitarian assistance

Corinne KITSELL, UK Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation, Vienna. For services to British nationals overseas

Peter KNIGHTS, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, WildAid. For services to wildlife conservation

Gillian LEVER, Head of Health and Welfare, International HR, Human Resources Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to Health and Welfare and British nationals overseas

Abygail MALKIN, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Guy MAROT, Falkland Islands Demining Programme Office Programme Manager. For services to the clearance of landmines in the Falkland Islands

Rosamund MARSHALL, UK Managing Director, Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Former Chief Executive Officer, Taaleem, United Arab Emirates. For services to education, The British Council and the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain

Duncan McCANN, Regional Senior Project Manager, FCDO Services. For services to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Dr Stacey MEARNS, Senior Technical Adviser, International Rescue Committee. For services to humanitarian assistance

Ronnie MILLAR, Executive Director, Rian Immigrant Center, Boston, United States of America. For services to peacebuilding and community reconciliation

Angus NOBLE, President, Chicago Scots and Caledonia Senior Living, Chicago, United States of America. For services to Scottish culture in the United States of America

Patricia PARKER MBE, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Kids for Kids. For services to Children in Darfur and the UK

Sara PIERSON, Director Examinations, British Council. For services to UK Education and promotion of the English language overseas

Greg QUINN, lately British High Commissioner to Guyana and Non-Resident Ambassador to Suriname. For services to British foreign policy

Dr Richard RIESER, Chief Executive Officer, World of Inclusion Ltd and General Secretary of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum. For services to disability inclusion in the UK and globally

Stuart RUSSELL, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America. For services to artificial intelligence research

Professor John RYLE, Co-Founder, Rift Valley Institute. For services to research and education in Sudan, South Sudan and The Horn of Africa

Harry SHINDLER MBE, World War II Veteran and Campaigner. For services to British Nationals overseas

Dr Simon STRETTON-DOWNES, Lead Dental Surgeon, Trinity Dental Clinic, Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) Hospital, Liberia. For services to dentistry in Africa, particularly in Liberia

Darron STRONGE, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

John THORP, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Michael TILDESLEY, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Paul WALTERS, Deputy Director, Developing Country Trade Arrangements, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to international trade

Neil WEIR, Founder Director, Britain Nepal Otology Service, Nepal. For services to ear care treatment in Nepal

MBE: Member of the Order of the British Empire

Mohammed M AHMED, Aviation Security Liaison Officer, British Embassy, Riyadh. For services to British nationals overseas

Mark BINNINGTON, Head, Hong Kong Policy Team, North East Asia and China Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Samuel BRATLEY, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Andrew BRUNT, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Debby BURTON-SHAW, Consultant, Trowers and Hamlins, Abu Dhabi. For services to the British community in Abu Dhabi

Elinor BUXTON, Private Secretary, Africa Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Dr David CARLING, Medical Doctor. For services to health in Africa

Gwenyth Mary CARLING, Teacher and Nurse. For services to health in Africa

Joyce CHOW, Political Officer, British Consulate General, Hong Kong. For services to British foreign policy

Adrian CONOBOY, Founder, We Can Kick It, New York, United States of America. For services to children with cancer

Richard COWIN, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Department for International Trade, British Embassy Beijing. For services to the Covid-19 response in China

Professor Benjamin COWLING, Head of Epidemiology Department, Hong Kong University. For services to public health and research on Covid-19

Robert CREIGHTON, President, Scots in New England and former President, New Hampshire Highland Games (NHSCOT). For services to UK/US relations

Roger John DAVIS, Honorary Consul, Amiens, France. For services to British nationals in France

Rachel FLETCHER, Field Hospital Operations Lead, Emergency Health Unit, Save the Children. For services to humanitarian assistance

Anne FORD, Interpreter Coordinator, European Commission. For services to English in the European Union

Gerald Charles FORTUNA, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Gibraltar. For services to health in Gibraltar

Keira GODWIN, Hong Kong Desk Officer, North East Asia and China Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Sandra Jane GRACIA, Director of Nursing and Director, Gibraltar Ambulance Service, Gibraltar Health Authority. For services to nursing and health care in Gibraltar

John GREEN, HM Consul and Head, Corporate Services, British Embassy Tehran. For services to Crisis management and British nationals overseas

Michael HANCOCK, lately Manager, Consular Covid-19 MP Enquiries Mailbox, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and previously HM Consul in Jakarta and Bangkok. For services to Parliamentary relations and British nationals overseas

Michael HARRIS, Vice President, EuroCitizens. For services to British nationals in Spain and the European Union

Joanne HARVEY, Global Director, Corporate and Alumni relations, Mountbatten Program, New York, United States of America. For services to education, international talent and trade development

Anne Patricia Dawn HERNANDEZ, President, Brexpats in Spain. For services to British nationals in Spain

Alan Patrick John KEOHANE, British Consular Warden and professional photographer in Marrakesh, Morocco. For services to British nationals overseas

Mark KNOWLES, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Lt Col (retired) Ivor LOPEZ, Civil Contingencies Coordinator, Gibraltar. For services to the public during the Covid-19 response in Gibraltar

John MAKIN, Vice-Consul, British Consulate Bali, Indonesia. For services to British nationals overseas

Fiona MALCA, Chair, Philippine British Association, Manila, Philippines. For services to UK/Philippines relations

Alex MITHAM, lately Deputy Governor, Falkland Islands. For services to British Overseas Territories

Mandy NEWICK, Assistant Private Secretary, British Embassy Paris. For services UK/France relations

Dr David NYLANDER, Consultant Gastroenterologist. For services to health in Sierra Leone and the UK

Martin O’NEILL, lately HM Consul, British Embassy Manila. For services to British nationals overseas

Amina PLUMMER, Education Director, The Owl’s Nest International School, Accra, Ghana. For services to education and social work in the UK and Ghana

Jyoti RAMJEE-AGGARWAL, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Imtiaz RAZVI, Director Examinations Pakistan, British Council. For services to UK examinations overseas

Dr Timothy RENNIE, lately Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. For services to the community and education in Namibia

Emily ROBINSON, lately Chief of Staff to Lord Frost of Allenton, No 10. For services to British foreign policy

Tammy SANDHU, lately Chair, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Network, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion

Tiphaine SHAH, lately Joint Head, Covid-19 Medical Supplies Team, British Embassy Beijing. For services to the Covid-19 response in China

Rebecca SINCLAIR, Citizens Rights and Mobility, Europe Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Ian SKONE-REES, lately President, St Andrews Society of Los Angeles, United States of America. For services to UK/US cultural relations

Jack STALLWORTHY, Labour and Social Affairs Attache, British Embassy Berlin. For services to British foreign policy

Robert SUTTON, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Jan TAYLOR, First Secretary, Cyber, British Embassy Washington. For services to national security

Neil TAYLOR, Historian and Travel Author. For services to UK/Estonia relations

Professor Guy THWAITES, Director, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. For services to public health and UK/Vietnam relations

Pamela TREVILLION, Director, Emergency Services and Island Security, Falkland Islands. For services to public safety during the Covid-19 response

Stephen Andrew TURNBULL, Financial Specialist. For services to The British Overseas Territories

Joanna VALLAT, lately Deputy Head, Repatriation Unit, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Nationals overseas

Dr Paul Arthur VAN DRIESSCHE, Honorary Consul, The Maldives. For services to British nationals in the Maldives

Debbie WILLIAMS, Founder, Brexpats Hear Our Voice. For services to British nationals in the European Union

Jonathan WILLIAMS, Consul Political, British Consulate-General Hong Kong. For services to British foreign policy

Sarah WILLIS, French Horn player, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. For services to Charity and the promotion of classical music

Sue WILSON, Chair, Bremain in Spain. For services to British nationals in Spain and the European Union

Wayne (Taff) WISHART, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

James WIX, British Consular Warden and hotelier in Marrakesh, Morocco. For services to British nationals overseas

Vickie YUE, lately Head, Regulatory Affairs International, Cathay Pacific. For services to the repatriation of British nationals from Hong Kong during the Covid-19 crisis

BEM: British Empire Medal

Geoffrey BENJAMIN, Senior Biomedical Scientist, St Helena Hospital. For services to the Covid-19 response on St Helena

Suzanne CHARLERY, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to mental health, wellbeing and diversity

Mitchell Charles DAVIES, Director, Legal Studies, Truman Bodden Law School, Cayman Islands. For services to legal education in the Cayman Islands

Gary ESSAM, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

James FOX, National Security Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Christina Mary GRAHAM, Volunteer and Charity worker. For services to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA), and to the British community in Cyprus

Patrick George HENRY, Chairman and Coach, The Jamestown Rifle Club, St Helena. For services to sport on St Helena

Christopher James IRELAND, Management Council Member and former President of the Association of Foreign Property Owners in Portugal. For services to The British community in Portugal

Callum McGOWAN, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Jason MELIA, lately Safety, Security and Business Continuity Adviser, British Council. For services to the British Council

Ashley MEREDITH, National Security Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security

Paul NAYTON, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Charlotte NIXON, Covid-19 Repatriations Crisis Team, Consular Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British nationals overseas

Lottie RAPSON, Covid-19 Repatriations Crisis Team, Consular Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British nationals overseas

David Alexander ROBERTSON, Manager, Real Kashmir Football Club, India. For services to the community in Kashmir and UK/India relations

Rajeev SINGH, lately Border Force Higher Officer, British Embassy Rabat. For services to British nationals overseas

Claudia SPINK, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy

Ross VAUGHAN, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to national security