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New Year Honours 2024 Overseas and International List: Order of the British Empire

Published 29 December 2023

CBE: Commander of the Order of the British Empire

The Honourable Albert ISOLA, Minister for Financial Services and Gaming, Gibraltar. For services to the Financial and Digital Industries in Gibraltar.

George KOUKIS, Founder Temenos and Chair, The Mozartists. For services to Music, to Medicine and to Education.

OBE: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Richard ALLAN, Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Mentor Initiative. For services to Victims of War and Natural Disasters.

Robert BERRY, Director, Financial Reporting Authority, Cayman Islands. For services to the UK Sanctions Regime and Global Financial Standards in the Cayman Islands.

Dr Ruth LAWSON, Development Director and Chargé d’Affaires, British Embassy Khartoum, Sudan. For services to International Development and British Foreign Policy.

Kevin BILLINGS, Honorary Group Captain, 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. For services to the Royal Air Force in the United States of America and the UK.

Paul BRITTON, Chair, Tate Americas Foundation. For services to The Arts and to Philanthropy.

Kevin BURKE, Arts Philanthropist and Board Member, BAFTA Hong Kong Advisory Board. For services to Charity and to Philanthropy.

Philip DAVIES, Principal, Philip Davies (Heritage and Planning) Ltd. For services to UK and Commonwealth Heritage.

Luke DEARDEN, lately Political Counsellor, UK Delegation to NATO, Brussels, Belgium. For services to British Foreign and Security Policy.

Duncan EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer, BritishAmerican Business, and Honorary Director, The St. George’s Society, New York, United States of America. For services to UK/US Trade relations and to Charity.

Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Michael EDWARDS, lately Senior Reports Officer, Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, Juba, South Sudan. For services to Peace in South Sudan.

Brian HANCOCK, Surgeon, Wythenshaw Hospital; Founding Member and Trustee, Uganda Childbirth Injury Fund. For services to Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Susan HANNAM, Vice President, CUDECA Hospice Foundation, Spain. For services to Palliative Care and Volunteering Services in Spain.

Laura HICKEY, lately Director Multilateral and Human Rights, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to Crisis Management and British Foreign Policy.

Katy HIGGINSON, lately Deputy Head, Royal and Coronation Unit, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy, to International Development and to The Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen.

Dr Andi HOXHAJ, Lecturer in Law (Assistant Professor of Law), University College London. For services to UK/Albania Relations.

Professor Alan JAMIESON, Director, Deep Sea Centre, University of Western Australia. For services to Marine Biology, Subsea Engineering and Exploration.

Dipak KARADIA, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Haifa AL KAYLANI, President and Founder, Arab International Women’s Forum. For services to Women, to Young People and to Cultural Relations between the UK and the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region.

Moses KIRKCONNELL III, Member of Parliament for Cayman Brac West and Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. For services to the Caymanian People, to the Tourism Industry and to District Administration in the Cayman Islands.

Gabrielle KIRSTEIN, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Feeding Hong Kong. For services to the Community and Tackling Food Waste and Food Poverty in Hong Kong.

Leona LEWIS, Singer-Songwriter, Performer and Philanthropist. For services to Music and to Charity.

Sarah LINGARD, lately Head of Events, Royal and Coronation Unit, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy and to The Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen.

Lukas MAY, lately Deputy Director, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Department for Business and Trade. For services to International Trade.

Kyron McMASTER, Track and Field Athlete, British Virgin Islands. For services to Sport in the British Virgin Islands.

Catherine O’NEILL, lately Joint Head, Royal and Coronation Unit, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy and to The Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen.

Professor Nicholas PATON, Professor of Infectious Diseases, National University of Singapore and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to Global Health.

Jacqueline PERKINS, HM Ambassador, Minsk, Belarus. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Ashley PIGOTT, Chairman and Managing Director, AJ Power, Northern Ireland. For services to UK Exports and Manufacturing.

Lawrence PODESTA, lately Chief Executive Officer, Gibraltar International Bank Ltd, Gibraltar. For services to Banking in Gibraltar.

George ROBINSON, Deputy Director, Trade and Goods, Windsor Framework Taskforce, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Taban SHORESH, Genocide Survivor and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Lotus Flower. For services to Refugees and Displaced Conflict Survivors in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Professor Gareth STANSFIELD, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of Exeter. For services to UK interests in Iraq.

Michael VIDLER, Solicitor, lately of Vidlers and Co Solicitors, Hong Kong. For services to Justice and to Human Rights in Hong Kong.

Emma WALTERS, Head of Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Christopher WARREN, Secretary General, Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. For services to Commonwealth Veterans.

Colin WHORLOW, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

MBE: Member of the Order of the British Empire

John ADAMS, Chair, British Retirement Home Association, Portugal. For services to the Community and Voluntary Organisations in Portugal.

Joy ATKINSON, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Nicola BARRETT, Head, Corporate Services, British Embassy Moscow, Russia. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Liza BARRY, Deputy Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Geoffrey BOOKER, Founding Chairman and Field Director, The Quicken Trust and The GB Trust. For services to the community in Kabubbu, Uganda.

Geraldine BOOKER, Director of Development, The Quicken Trust and The GB Trust. For services to the community in Kabubbu, Uganda.

Sian BOWSLEY, Head, Agrifood and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS), Windsor Framework Taskforce, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Chris BROADBENT, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Keith BUCKLEY, Chairman, British Chamber of Commerce, Macao; Chairman, The Lighthouse Club (Macao Branch) charity. For services to the Local Community and British Interests in Macao

Scott BURGESS, Acting Overseas Security Manager, British Embassy Tehran, Iran. For services to the British Embassy Tehran.

Adina MUNROE-CHARLOW, Chairperson, Royal British Legion, Bahamas Branch. For services to Veterans in The Bahamas.

Gillian CLASBY, Founder and lately Teacher, Harmanli Refugee Camp Play School, Bulgaria. For services to the Humanitarian Support of Refugee Children in Bulgaria.

Sadie CLASBY-JARROUS, Founder and lately Manager, Harmanli Refugee Camp Play School, Bulgaria. For services to the Humanitarian Support of Refugee Children in Bulgaria.

Timothy CONIBEAR, Founder, Waves for Change. For services to Young People Overseas.

John CROUCH, lately Technical Works Supervisor, British Embassy Mogadishu, Somalia. For services to the UK Government Overseas.

Sophie DYER, lately Counsellor, Trade Policy, British Embassy Tokyo, Japan. For services to Trade.

Deborah EDGINGTON, Councillor for Tourism, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain. For services to British Nationals in Fuerteventura.

Richard FIELD, Independent Voluntary and Charity Worker in rural Uganda. For services to Young People and Health in Uganda.

Kelly FISHER, Professional Pool, Snooker and English Billiards player. For services to Sport.

Nigel FOSSEY, Principal, The Sultan’s School, Oman and formerly Headmaster, King´s College School, Panama. For services to British Education Overseas.

Lowri GRIFFITHS, Head, Ocean Policy Unit, Legal Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to Ocean Protection.

Joanne HARE, Deputy Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Ann HAYDON, Head, Harrow International School, Hong Kong. For services to British Education in the UK and Hong Kong.

Frank MENZIES-HEARN, Volunteer Piper, Commemorative events in Greece. For services to Commemorations and Veterans in Greece.

Brenda HEATHER-LATU, British Honorary Consul, Apia, Samoa. For services to British Nationals in Samoa.

Robert HICKS, Surgical Team Lead, Hernia International Carpenter and Ghana Healthcare Partners, Leyaata Hospital, Ghana; Consultant Surgeon, Northampton General Hospital. For Services to Health in Northern Ghana.

Gregory HOLLAND, Chief Executive Officer, British Chamber of Commerce, Santiago, Chile. For services to UK/Chile Bilateral Trade and Investment.

Daren HUGHES, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Dr Brad IRWIN, Head of Global Engagement, Natural History Museum. For services to UK Culture and the Arts.

Paula JACK, Justice Adviser, Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas. For services to Child Justice Reform, to Human Rights and to International Relations in Bahrain.

Tig JAMES, Co-President, British in Portugal. For services to the British Community in Portugal.

Cosimo JENCKS, lately General Manager, Hongkong Land Group and Head of Commercial Development, Commercial Property, South Asia. For services to Business, to Charity and to Sustainable Development in Vietnam.

Jennifer LARBY, Executive Officer, British Legion Kenya. For services to the British and Commonwealth ex-services community in Kenya.

Dr Matthew LINKIE, Regional Technical Director, Wildlife Conservation Society. For services to Biodiversity Conservation in Indonesia.

Michael LUBBOCK, Conservationist, Sylvan Height’s Waterfowl Park and EcoCenter, North Carolina, United States of America. For services to Global Wildlife Conservation of Water Birds.

Dr Robert LYMAN, Author of Military History; Trustee and former Chairman, the Kohima Educational Trust. For services to Military History and to Charitable Work in Nagaland, Northeast India.

Steven LYNCH, lately Managing Director, British Chamber of Commerce, Beijing, China. For services to the British Business Community in China.

Mary MARTIN, Board Member and Honorary Treasurer, Cheshire Homes, Mbabane, Eswatini. For services to People with Disabilities in Eswatini.

Sharon MARTIN, Educator (retired), the Government’s Public Education System, Cayman Islands. For services to Education and to the community in the Cayman Islands.

Justin McPHEE, lately Commanding Officer, Falkland Islands Defence Force. For services to Defence in the Falkland Islands.

Diane MILES, Co-Founder and Trustee, Afrikaya charity, The Gambia. For services to Education in The Gambia.

John MITCHELL, Head of Roamer Team, Eastern European and Central Asia Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

John MONAGHAN, Station Manager (retired), Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service; Founder and Project Manager, Fire Aid Nepal. For services to Emergency and Disaster Response and to local Communities in Nepal.

Calypso NASH, lately Acting Head of Chancery, British Embassy Tehran, Iran. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Roseanne PARK, Musician/Performer. For services to the United Kingdom COP 26 Presidency and advocacy for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

Gina PETRIE, Director, Department of Environment, Cayman Islands. For services to the Environment and to the community in the Cayman Islands.

Richard POWER, Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Chair, Health Action Leicester in Ethiopia. For services to Health in Gondar, Northern Ethiopia.

Natalie PRAY, Former President, the St George’s Society, New York, United States of America. For services to UK/US Cultural Relations and to Philanthropy.

Phillip ROBINSON, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

James ROGERS, Head of Coordination, Windsor Framework Taskforce, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Lynette SILVER, Historian and Author. For services to British Families of World War II personnel.

Claire van STRAUBENZEE, Founder and Trustee, The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund. For services to Children’s Education in Uganda.

Robert SYFRET, Angola Programme Manager, the HALO Trust. For services to Humanitarian Demining in Angola.

Margery TAYLOR, District Treasurer and District Training Officer, Royal British Legion, Spain South. For services to Veterans in Spain.

John THURLOW, Head of Change and Labs, Information and Digital Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Dr Rosemary TREVELYAN, Director, The Tropical Biology Association. For services to Environmental Science and International Conservation.

Pamela VIPOND, Deputy Director, Olympic Solidarity, the International Olympic Committee. For services to Sport.

Paul WALKER, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Wildtracks, Belize. For services to Conservation and Biodiversity in Belize.

Zoe WALKER, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Wildtracks, Belize. For services to Conservation and Biodiversity in Belize.

David WARMBACK, Honorary Consul, Durban, South Africa. For services to British Nationals in South Africa.

Christopher WICKER, President and Trustee, Hertford British Hospital Charity; Secretary General, Save the Valletta Skyline Appeal. For services to Charity and to British Nationals in France and Malta.

Steven WILLIAMS, Kyaninga Child Development Centre and Kyaninga Forest Foundation, Uganda. For services to Disabled Children and Local Communities in Western Uganda.

BEM: British Empire Medal

Helen BANTON, Representative, the Yorks and Lancaster Regimental Association, France. For services to Veterans and to Local Communities in France.

Joe BARNSLEY, lately Honorary Consul, Manitoba, Canada. For services to British Nationals in Manitoba, Canada.

Heidemarie BELL, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

David BROWN, President, MACS Charity Mojacar Area Cancer Support, Spain. For services to People with Cancer in Spain.

Nicola DAVIES, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Julie FRY, National Health Service Administrator and Kenyan Project Co-Founder and Volunteer. For services to Education and Health in Kenya.

Siobhan HALL, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Dr Jonathan HOLLINS, Veterinary Surgeon (retired), St Helena. For services to Veterinary Science and Animals on St Helena.

Poppy HUDSON, lately Crisis Contingency Planner, Crisis Management Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to Crisis Management.

John HUMPHREYS, Former Chairman, British Charitable Fund and Volunteer in the British community, Belgium. For services to The British Community in Belgium.

Nicholas JOANES, lately President, The British Society, Mexico. For services to Charity and to the British Community in Mexico.

Maria LEMOS, Housekeeper, British High Commission Residence, Ottawa, Canada. For services to UK/Canada relations.

Dr Marion LYNCH, Global Health Consultant; Founder and Director, Fiona Foundation for Kids, working with Tushinde, Kenya. For services to Women and Children in Africa.

Sharon MELROSE. For services to Swimming in Malawi.

Jina PHENIX, Business Development Manager, British Chamber of Commerce Thailand. For services to British Nationals in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heidy SPURRELL, Chief Executive Officer, Future Green, Hong Kong. For services to sustainability in the Food and Beverage Industry.

Dr William WEBSTER, Bereavement Counsellor, Mississauga, Canada. For services to the Bereaved in Canada and the UK.

Jill WOOD, Horticulture Volunteer, the Queen Elizabeth II Royal Botanic Park, Cayman Islands. For services to the community in the Cayman Islands.

Gladys YOUNG, Government Hospitality Assistant. For services to UK Government Hospitality Event Delivery.