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Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2021

Updated 5 April 2022

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The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following honorary British awards in 2021:

The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

Level Award Name Job title Short citation
Order of St Michael and St George Honorary CMG Dr Garret Adare FITZGERALD Professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania For services to the advancement of UK medical science
Order of St Michael and St George Honorary CMG Patti WHALEY Lately Chair, Action Aid For services to international development

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division)

Level Award Name Job title Short citation
Order of the British Empire Honorary KBE Philip Chase BOBBITT Herbert Wechsler Professor of Jurisprudence, Colombia University School of Law For services to UK/USA relations and public life
Order of the British Empire Honorary KBE Professor Adrian HILL Director of the Jenner Institute and Lakshmi Mittal and Family Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University For services to Science and Public Health
Order of the British Empire Honorary CBE Teruo ASADA Chairman of Marubeni Corporation, Japan For services to UK Trade and Investment
Order of the British Empire Honorary CBE Professor May CASSAR Director, University College London, Institute for Sustainable Heritage For services to heritage
Order of the British Empire Honorary CBE Sue Ann COSTA CLEMENS Director Vaccine Group Oxford-Brazil and Visiting Professor in Global Health, Department of Paediatrics, Oxford University For services to Science and Public Health
Order of the British Empire Honorary CBE Fiona DAWSON Global President, Mars Food, Drinks and Multisales For services to women and the UK economy
Order of the British Empire Honorary CBE Angela MOORE Owner, Belleek Pottery For services to economic development and philanthropy in Northern Ireland
Order of the British Empire Honorary CBE Henry OBI Businessman For services to Public and Political Service
Order of the British Empire Honorary CBE Stephen TRAUTMAN Deputy Director, Naval Reactors, US Department of Energy and US Department of Navy For services to UK/US relations
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Ernie ALLEN Chair, WePROTECT Global Alliance For services to the protection of children in the UK
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Susan Mary ALLEN Head of Retail and Business Banking, Santander plc For services to finance
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Professor Ruth ARNON Paul Ehrlich Professor of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel For services to UK-Israel Science Collaboration
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Veronique AUBERT-BELL Conflict and Humanitarian Research and Policy Advisor, Save the Children For services to children living in conflict
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Paul BUGGY Employment Judge, Office of the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal For services to employment law
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Professor Gabriel COONEY Chair of the Historic Monuments Council for Northern Ireland For services to Heritage
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Professor Derrick CROOK Professor of Microbiology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford For services to Microbiology
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Francisco DE LA TORRE PRADOS Mayor of the City of Málaga For services to bilateral relations between Málaga and the UK
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Edel HARRIS Former Chief Executive, Cornerstone Community Care, Scotland For services to the public sector and charity
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Dr Farid Ahmad HOMAYOUN Country Director, The HALO Trust For services to international development
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Jay JOLLEY Assistant Artistic Director, Royal Ballet School For services to dance
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Associate Professor Teresa LAMBE COVID Associate Professor at the Jenner Institute For services to Science and Public Health
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Anne LANGLEY Formerly Head of Group Operations, People and Operations Division, Department for International Development For services to international development
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Dr Olivier LE POLAIN DE WAROUX Deputy Director, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, Public Health England For services to global health
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Professor Ronan LYONS Clinical Professor of Public Health, Wales For services to research, innovation and public health
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Carlos Alfonso NOBRE Climate Scientist and Meteorologist For services to UK/Brazil climate science collaboration
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Professor Máire O’NEILL Professor of Information Technology, Queen’s University Belfast For services to computer security
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Professor Massimo PALMARINI Director Medical Research Council, University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research For services to Public Health
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Geraldine Mary RODGERS Director of Nursing, Leadership and Quality at NHS England and NHS Improvement For services to older people
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Dr Rosaleen Ann SHARKEY Consultant Respiratory Physician, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry For services to respiratory medicine during the COVID-19 crisis
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Professor Jason SWEDLOW Professor of Quantitative Cell Biology, University of Dundee For services to biological imaging
Order of the British Empire Honorary OBE Denise VALIN ALVAREZ Director, Burberry For services to International Trade
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Nueteki AKUETTEH Senior Policy Advisor, British Embassy, Washington, USA For services to global health and COVID-19 response
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Reem AL ATROUNI Head of Corporate Services, British Embassy Beirut, Lebanon For services to the British Embassy in Beirut
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Salar AMIN Political Officer, British Consulate General, Erbil, Iraq For services to the British Consulate General, Erbil
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Karina APRILE Consular Assistant, British Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay For services to British and Commonwealth nationals
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Abdessattar Mohamed BADRI British Honorary Consul, Sousse, Tunisia For services to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Suha BATARSEH Head of Trade and Investment Jordan, British Embassy, Amman, Jordan For services to UK/Jordanian Trade and Investment
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Jacqueline BEAUCHERE Chief Online Safety Officer, Microsoft For services to security and child protection
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Dr Himangi BHARDWAJ Senior Health and Life Sciences Policy Advisor, British High Commission, New Delhi, India For services to healthcare services in India and UK
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Elaine BIRCHALL Chief Executive Officer, SHS Group For services to economic development in Northern Ireland
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Carlos CHAU Deputy Director Infrastructure, British Embassy, Lima, Peru For services to bilateral trade and British business
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Martine CLARK Executive Head Teacher, Byron Court Primary School, Wembley For services to education in the London Borough of Brent
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Isabelle CLEMENT Director, Wheels for Wellbeing For voluntary charitable services
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Sonsoles DIEZ DE RIVERA Y DE ICAZA Vice President, British Hispanic Foundation For services to promoting British culture in Spain
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Marian DOOGAN Clinical Sister, South West Acute Hospital For services to cardiology nursing in Northern Ireland
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Kayla Beth ENTE Chief Executive Officer, Brighton and Hove Energy Service Co-operative For services to community-led energy efficiency
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Jyoti Anne FERNANDES Farmer For services to food and organic farming
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE David FERNÁNDEZ JIMÉNEZ Business Engagement Manager, Consular Contact Centre, Malaga, Spain For services to British nationals overseas
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Gulnar GABDULOVA Deputy Director DIT Kazakhstan and Head of British Trade Office in Atyrau, Kazakhstan For services to Trade and Investment
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Kieran GORDON Lately Chief Executive, Career Connect For services to Careers Education in North West England
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Peter HANNAN Proprietor and Managing Director, Hannan Meats For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Jeffrey HAY Attorney For services to UK/US Business Relations
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Rory HOY Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland For services to policing
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Ann HUTCHINSON GUEST Author and Researcher on Dance For services to dance
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Lolita JACKSON Chair of the British American Project and Special Advisor to Director of Climate Policy, New York City Mayor’s Office For services to promoting deeper links and partnership between the UK and USA
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Dr Kondal Reddy KANDADI Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Bolton and Chair, Alliance Learning For services to Education, Public Health and Industry
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Diala KHLAT Chairman, Rebuilding Childhoods Board, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children For services to Children
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Tarek KHLAT Volunteer, Rebuilding Childhoods Board and Trustee, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children For services to Children
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Joanna LAU Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Regional Chair, Boston, USA For services to the Marshall Scholarship Programme
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Maureen McKEEVER Principal, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland For services to Education in Northern Ireland
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Mahmoud MOUSELLI Director Programmes & Partnerships, British Council For services to Education overseas
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Jean-Christophe Louis Phillipe NOVELLI Chef and Author For voluntary and charitable service
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Melissa Ann ODABASH Fashion Designer For services to international swimwear fashion
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Carlos PULENTA President, Bodegas Vistalba and British Honorary Consul For services to British Nationals overseas and to Trade and Investment
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Sabina Maria Joyce PURCELL Organiser of First World War commemorations, Dublin For services to UK/Ireland relations and First World War commemorations
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Giulia Parisi ST GEORGE Co-Founder, The Italian Job For services to charity
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Lucy SANTAMARINA Vice Consul, British Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina For services to British nationals overseas
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Dr Ananda Giri Manchanahalli SHANKAR Professional Lead for Health Protection at Public Health Wales For services to public health in Wales
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Mohini SINGH Consular Officer, British Deputy High Commission, Chandigarh, India For services to COVID-19 Crisis Response in India
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Marie Margaret STOCK Vice Principal, The Manchester College For services to Education
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Eamonn James Patrick SULLIVAN Chief Nurse, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust For services to nursing
Order of the British Empire Honorary MBE Salah TAHA Political and Press Officer, British Embassy Riyadh For services to British Foreign Policy
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Sumer ADLAKHA British Airways Customer Service Manager for India and the Maldives For services to vulnerable British nationals in India
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Jude BALDSING Protocol Officer, British High Commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka For services to the delivery of British foreign policy in Sri Lanka
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Gurcharan Singh BEDI Volunteer For services to charitable fundraising and the community in Dudley
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Uday Vickram BHOSALE Iyengar Yoga Instructor For fundraising services to NHS charities and supporting the mental health of yoga practitioners during COVID-19
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Susan Marjorie Linda BLACK Volunteer Hockey Coach, Cookstown, Northern Ireland For services to the community in Cookstown
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Renee BORNSTEIN Holocaust survivor For services to Holocaust education and commemoration
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Daniel FELDMAN Consulate Agent For services to the British Embassy and British nationals in Argentina during the COVID-19 crisis
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Dr Peter HICKEY Consultant Respiratory and General Physician, Chesterfield Royal Hospital For services to the National Health Service
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Aby JOSEPH Clinical Service Manager, Alveston Leys Care Home For services to care home residents
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Dimitrios MAVRIDIS Media Relations Manager, UK Mission to the European Union For services to British foreign policy
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Clare McCARROLL Physiotherapist, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust For services to the National Health Service
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Eisa MOHAMMED-ALI Dietitian For services to UK/Kuwait relations
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Simukai MUDZINGWA North West Ventilation Unit House Keeper For services to the NHS
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Wendy Yewande OLAYIWOLA Senior Midwifery Manager and Better Births Project Lead, Barts Health NHS Trust For services to the National Health Service
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Sisir Kumar PANDAY Head of Human Resources, British Gurkhas Nepal For services to UK defence
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Donald Emmanuel PAYEN Executive Vice President, Air Mauritius For services to UK/Mauritian relations, including during COVID-19 crisis
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Venkatraman PERUMAL Head Gardener, Madras Commonwealth War Graves Ceremony For services to Commonwealth War Graves
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Ganesh Kumar RAI Gurkha Support Function 2, Senior Area Recruiting Officer, British Gurkhas Nepal For services to UK defence
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Nandita RAJPUT Senior Investment Adviser, British Deputy High Commission Gujarat, India For services to the British Community in Gujarat during the COVID-19 pandemic
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Arbo SEPPEL Embassy Driver, British Embassy Tallinn, Estonia For services to the British Embassy in Tallinn
Order of the British Empire Honorary BEM Samuel VICTORIA Butler, UK Ambassador’s Residence, British Embassy Buenos Aires For services to the British Embassy in Buenos Aires
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