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New Year Honours 2023 Overseas and International List: Order of the Bath and Order of the British Empire

Published 30 December 2022

Order of the Bath

CB: Companion of the Order of the Bath

Gaven Nicholas SMITH, Director General, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Order of the British Empire

OBE: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

James Michael ALEXANDROFF, Founder and Trustee, The Perivoli Foundation. For services to Education in Africa.

Athenee HARVEY-BASDEN, Permanent Secretary, Finance, Turks and Caicos Islands. For services to the Economy in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Simon BERRY, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, ColaLife and Startup Catalyst, ORSZCA. For services to global Child Health.

James BOOTH, former Country Director Afghanistan, British Council. For services to UK/Afghanistan cultural relations.

Paolo Cesare CONIGLIO, Secretary General, Church of England Association in Italy. For services to the Church of England in Italy.

Sheelagh Ann COOPER, Chair, Habitat for Humanity, Bermuda. For services to the community in Bermuda.

Professor Nigel CUNLIFFE, Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Infectious Disease and Vaccine research.

Kate DAVENPORT, Political Counsellor, British Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine. For services to British foreign policy.

Sarah DOCHERTY, lately Head of Chancery, British Embassy Moscow, Russia. For services to British foreign policy.

Daniel DRAKE, Deputy Director, Sanctions Taskforce, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Fergus DRAKE, Chief Executive Officer, Crown Agents. For services to UK/Ukraine relations in the Health sector.

Kelly EVANS LVO, Head of Casework and Management Advice Team, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Neil FEINSON, Deputy Director, Trade in Goods, Department for International Trade. For services to International Trade and Diversity.

Daniel FERTIG, Partner, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, Seoul, The Republic of Korea. For services to UK business and cultural relations in The Republic of Korea.

Matthew FIELD, lately HM Ambassador Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. For services to British foreign policy.

Nicholas GODFREY, Director, Examination Services China, British Council. For services to UK/China cultural and educational relations.

Nicolas HARROCKS, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine. For services to British foreign policy.

Lt Col (Rtd) James Philip HOLMES, Chief Executive Officer, Pipal Tree. For services to Vulnerable People in Nepal.

Professor Rachel JENKINS, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology and Mental Health Policy, Kings College London. For services to Mental Health policy and research in the UK and overseas.

Hua JIANG, Former Director of News and Media, United Nations, New York, United States of America. For services to International Communications.

Lt Col (Rtd) Andrew KENT, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, Scotland.  For services to UK health support overseas, particularly in Ukraine, and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rachel KESSLER, Humanitarian Adviser. For services to the UK’s humanitarian response in Ukraine.

Patricia KINANE, President Entertainment Programs, FremantleMedia North America, Los Angeles, United States of America. For services to Broadcasting and to the International Television Format industry.

Michael LAWRENCE, Chief Executive Officer, Asia House. For services to UK international relations in Asia.

Professor David LEWIS, Politics Department, University of Exeter. For services to the development of UK Government policy in Eastern Europe and Russia.

Desiree LEWIS, Permanent Secretary, Health, Turks and Caicos Islands. For services to Health in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Professor Lesley LOKKO, Founder and Director, Africa Futures Institute, Accra, Ghana. For services to Architecture and to Education.

Matthew LOWNDS, lately Sanctions Officer, Russia Unit, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Thomas MURDOCH, Deputy Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Rosie WHITTAKER-MYLES, Attorney-at-Law, RWM Chambers, Cayman Islands. For services to the community in the Cayman Islands.

Dr Lindsay PORTER, Vice Chair of the Scientific Committee, UK delegation to the International Whaling Commission. For services to Marine Life conservation.

Gregory POWER, Founder and Board Chair, Global Partners Governance. For services to Parliamentary Democracy, to Political Reform and to UK interests overseas.

Dr Paul RANSOM, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, East Sussex.  For services to UK health support overseas, particularly in Ukraine, and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ilaria REGONDI, Acting HM Trade Commissioner to Europe and Country Director France, Department for International Trade, British Embassy Paris. For services to Trade and Investment in Europe.

David RILEY, lately Deputy Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Sonashah SHIVDASANI, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Soneva; and Founder, Six Senses. For services to Tourism, to Sustainability and to Charity.

Michael Clive Franklyn SMITH, Founder, Ear Aid Nepal; Head of Service and Chief Surgeon, Ear Care Centre Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. For services to Deaf and Vulnerable People in Nepal.

Rosemarie SUISSA, Senior Executive Officer, Gibraltar Health Authority, Gibraltar. For services to the Gibraltar Health Authority.

Sally THOMPSON MBE, Former Executive Director, The Border Consortium. For services to humanitarian assistance on the Thailand/Myanmar border.

Martin THURSFIELD, Deputy Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Henry TIMMS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, United States of America. For services to the Arts and to Philanthropy.

Peter WALTER, Employment Law Adviser, Human Resources Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Thomas Charles WILLIAMS, Director, Legs4Africa. For services to Disabled People in Africa and to the Environment.

Robert YARDLEY, Deputy Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

MBE: Member of the Order of the British Empire

Felipe ALVIAR-BAQUERO, Trustee and Fundraiser, Children Change Colombia. For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Colombia.

Dr Edward BARNETT, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia and lately Head, Humanitarian Response Group, Humanitarian and Migration Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to UK humanitarian response.

Vineet BHATIA, Chef. For services to UK Cuisine, to Hospitality and to International Trade.

Rosalind BLUESTONE, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Goods for Good. For services to Humanitarian Aid in the UK and overseas.

Paula BOAST, Vice Chair, Bahrain British Business Forum, Bahrain. For services to UK/Bahrain business relations.

Patricia BRUMAGE, Retired Teacher and School Governor. For services to Education in Tanzania.

Peter CANDLER, Deputy Head, Iran Unit, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

David CARTER, Global Head of Counter Fraud, British Council. For services to Countering Fraud & Corruption in the UK and overseas.

Terence CHILDS, Founding Member and Chairman, Braeburn Schools Limited, Nairobi, Kenya. For services to Education and to the wider community in Kenya and Tanzania.

Stuart CONNICK, Head, Sanctions Strategy and Capability, Sanctions Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Dr Vince COOK, Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Fujairah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For services to UK/UAE business relations and the British community in Dubai.

Beverley CORBETT, Trustee, Noah’s Ark and community volunteer, Tenerife, Spain. For services to British Nationals in Spain.

Naomi COWAN, Head of Climate Change and Energy, British Embassy Tokyo, Japan. For services to UK/Japan collaboration on Climate Change.

Jacqueline DALEY, Head, Thematic Policy and Casework, Consular Assistance Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Nationals overseas.

Daniel D’AMATO, Director, Gibraltar House, Brussels; Member of the Brexit Strategic Group. For services to HM Government of Gibraltar.

Philip DAUBENY, Vice Chairman and former Chairman, Dogs Trust and Dogs Trust Worldwide. For services to Animal Welfare in the UK and Overseas.

Sarah DAVIES, Founder and Trustee, Mexican Disabled Children’s Trust. For services to Vulnerable and Disabled Children in Mexico.

Thomas ELPHICK, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Keith FOSSEY, Chair, Operations Manager and Trustee, Swaziland Schools’ Projects. For services to Education in Eswatini.

Jeremy GILLEY, Actor, Filmmaker and Founder, Peace One Day. For services to Global Peace.

James GLASS, Chief Islander, Tristan da Cunha. For services to the Marine Environment and to the island of Tristan da Cunha.

Sylvia GOODALL, Founder and Patron, The Mud House Children’s Foundation, Tanzania. For services to Education in Tanzania.

Edmund HACK, Overseas Security Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to the security and safety of UK staff and their families overseas.

Lynette HARRIGAN, Marketing Manager, British Virgin Islands Tourist Board; Former President of the Rotary Club of Tortola, British Virgin Islands. For services to International Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and to the community in the British Virgin Islands.

Jeremy HARRIS, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Alvin HARVEY, lately Adjutant, Royal Bermuda Regiment; Women’s Coach and Referee, Bermuda Rugby Football Union, Bermuda. For services to the community in Bermuda.

Andrew HILL, Team Leader, Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.  For services to International Development.

Faraz KHAN, Founder and Director, Social, Entrepreneurship and Equity Development – SEED Ventures. For services to UK/Pakistan relations.

Dr Joanne LAWSON, Head of Procurement Trade Policy, Department for International Trade. For services to International Trade and Investment.

Jennifer LEWIS, Volunteer Manager, Primary School Libraries project in Uganda, Africa Education Trust. For services to Education in Uganda.

Dr Lucy LORD, Co-Founder, Patient Care Foundation; Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Mind Hong Kong. For services to Health in Hong Kong.

Nicholas MARX, Director, Wildlife Rescue and Care, Wildlife Alliance, Cambodia. For services to the protection of wildlife and to conservation in Cambodia.

Russell OGDEN, Lead Designer and Test Pilot, Ozone Paragliding; Paragliding World Champion 2021/2022. For services to Paragliding.

Thomas OPPENHEIM, lately Head of Press, Public Affairs and Projects, British Embassy Moscow, Russia. For services to British foreign policy.

Timothy PHILLIPS, Principal Consultant, Teacher Development, British Council. For services to International English language education.

Noreen RIOLS, British Novelist and Former Member of The Special Operations Executive. For services to UK/France relations and World War II education.

Jeremy ROBERTS, ICT Section Manager/Equiano Project Manager, St. Helena Government. For services to Information and Communications Technology and to the community in St. Helena.

Mari-Louise GORDON-ROE, lately Office Manager, Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. For services to Commonwealth ex-service men and women.

Sheila SEEWOORUTTUN, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Mohammed SHOKAT, Consular Regional Director Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, British Embassy Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For services to British Nationals overseas.

Benjamin SNOWDON, lately Deputy Head of Mission, British High Commission Kigali, Rwanda. For services to British foreign policy.

Mark STEADMAN, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Lone Buffalo, Laos. For services to Youth Development in Laos.

Peter SWEENEY, Chief Technology Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to Technology in HM Government.

Anthony Bruce TANNER, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

John THOMPSON, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Masiphumelele Corporation, Western Cape, South Africa. For services to the Masiphumelele settlement in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Martin TILBURY, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Bumba Foundation, Uganda. For services to Charity and to Community Development in Uganda and to the Red Cross in the UK.

Dr Helen BORELAND-VINAS, Research Analyst, Europe Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

David WARDROP, Chair, Westminster United Nations Association, London. For services to the United Nations and its institutions.

Gregory WATKINS, Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce, Thailand. For services to British Nationals in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jordan WYLIE, British Adventurer, Author, Television Personality and Former Soldier. For services to Charity and to Education in the UK and overseas.

Marcia ZONDERVAN, VISION 2020 LINKS Programme Manager and Assistant Professor, International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to the prevention of blindness overseas.

BEM: British Empire Medal

Mark BURCHMORE, Post Security Manager, British Embassy Stockholm, Sweden. For services to Security at the British Embassy in Stockholm.

Anne-Claire DESEILLIGNY, Political Officer, British Embassy Paris, France. For services to commemorations in France.

Colm FLANAGAN, Head of School, Seoul Foreign School, The Republic of Korea. For services to Education, to Charity and to Cultural Relations overseas.

Antony FRANKLIN, Head Chef, Wilton Park. For services to British Diplomacy.

Russell GRIFFITHS, retired Commercial Insurance Underwriter; Voluntary Insurance Advisor. For services to Small Businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judith GUMBS, Nurse and Founder, Just Tender Care Senior Citizens Home, Anguilla. For services to Senior Citizens in Anguilla.

Mark HOPCRAFT, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Susan HORROCKS, Director and Conductor, the Cayman National Choir; Founder and Director, the Cayman National Orchestra, Cayman Islands. For services to the Arts in the Cayman Islands.

Reina JEFFERSON, Public Relations Officer, Founding Member and former President, the Cayman Islands Early Childhood Association, Cayman Islands. For services to Literacy and Education in the Cayman Islands.

John LAWTON BEM (MIL), Manager, the Episkopi Station Running and Walking Club, Cyprus. For services to Charity and to the community in Cyprus.

Nigel LINACRE, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees, WellBoring. For services to Water Provision in communities in Kenya and other countries in Africa.

Christopher LOCK, Founder, the Tank Memorial Ypres Salient Group, Belgium. For services to the commemoration of British Servicemen and UK/Belgium relations.

Michele MASSON, President, HELP Vega Baja, Alicante, Spain. For services to British Nationals in Spain.

Louis MIGNOT, lately Iran Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.

Claira RANGE, Deputy Director, Fairbanks Women’s Prison, HM Cayman Island Prison Service; Director, Eagle House Rehabilitation Centre, Cayman Islands. For services to the Prison Service and to the wider community in the Cayman Islands.

Ewan REEKIE, Chieftain, The Bahrain Caledonian Society Awali. For services to the British community in Bahrain.

Robert SCHOFIELD, Senior UK Overseas Territories Officer, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. For services to the Environment and to the community in Tristan da Cunha.

Edward SPARROW, Second Secretary, British Embassy Tehran, Iran. For services to British foreign policy and economic relations.

Michael TROTT, Director, Living Life Eastbourne. For services to Humanitarian Aid and support for communities in the UK and abroad.

Anna TURNER, Lately Business Support Manager, Strategic Finance and Official Development Assistance Management Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to International Development.

Christopher WOODROW, Chairman, The British Club, Bahrain. For services to the British community in Bahrain.

Jill YULE, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British foreign policy.