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New Year Honours 2025 Overseas and International List: Order of the British Empire

Published 30 December 2024

CBE: Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Michael DUNKLEY, formerly Premier of Bermuda. For services to Bermuda.

Dr Anthony FREEMAN, Scientist and Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA. For services to UK/US Relations in Space and Earth Science.

OBE: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Sirah ABRAHAM, Criminal Justice Adviser, British High Commission Bridgetown. For services to British Foreign Policy and to Criminal Justice in the Caribbean.

Carey ALLAN, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Dr David ANDERSON, Senior Health Adviser, UK-Med. For services to the UK’s Emergency Health Response overseas.

Dr Jonathan BREWER, formerly Acting Coordinator of the UN Panel of Experts created pursuant to Resolution 1874 (2009). For services to Global Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Martin DALTRY, Country Director, Palestinian Territories, British Council. For services to UK Cultural Relations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Professor Alison ELLIOTT, Head of the Vaccines Research Theme, the Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit. For services to Medicine and Global Health.

Ian GIBBONS MBE, Chief Executive Officer, UK ASEAN Business Council. For services to British Businesses and Citizens overseas.

Rupert GOODMAN, Chairman, British-Kazakh Society. For services to the promotion of Trade and Investment and to UK interests overseas, particularly in Kazakhstan.

David GREEN, Chief Executive Officer, Victoria & Albert Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa; Chair, Zeitz Mocca Art Gallery. For services to UK/South Africa relations.

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

Ian HARDY MBE, British Honorary Consul Valparaiso, Chile. For services to British Nationals in Chile.

Professor Shehan HETTIARATCHY, Surgeon, UK-MED and Imperial College. For services to the UK’s Emergency Health Response overseas.

Dr James HOARE, Academic and formerly Diplomat. For services to UK interests in the Korean Peninsula.

Erich HOYT, Whale Researcher and Author. For Services to Marine Conservation.

Professor Timothy INSOLL, Al-Qasimi Professor of African and Islamic Archaeology. For services to Archaeology in Bahrain and UK/Bahrain relations.

Elizabeth MARMONT, Senior Operations Manager, UK-Med.  For services to the UK’s Emergency Health Response overseas.

Paul McGOWAN, Deputy Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Sandy MOSS, UK Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Martin MURRAY, Chair and Trustee, Indochina Starfish Foundation and Fundraiser for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. For services to Charity.

Mark ROSE, Special Adviser and formerly Chief Executive Officer, Fauna and Flora. For services to UK and International Wildlife Conservation.

Dr Graham RYAN, Director, Montserrat Volcano Observatory. For services to Volcanology and Geothermal Physics in Montserrat.

Benjamin SAOUL, Counsellor, Foreign Policy, Security and Migration, British Embassy Paris. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Antony SPALTON, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF, Al-Fashir, North Darfur State, Sudan. For services to International Humanitarian Aid.

Leslie STRETCH, British Entrepreneur, Businessman and Philanthropist. For services to Philanthropy and to Educational Support to the University of Strathclyde.

James TANBURN, Coordinator, Donor Committee for Enterprise Development. For services to International Development.

Barry WALKER MBE, British Honorary Consul Cusco, Peru. For services to British Nationals in Peru.

Professor Robert WILKINSON, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Wellcome Trust Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Africa. For services to Infectious Disease Research.

MBE: Member of the Order of the British Empire

Sakeena ALAM, Deputy Head, Counter Terrorism Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Nationals overseas.

Rodney ARNOLD, Head of Air Unit, British Antarctic Survey. For services to Polar Science and Aviation in the British Antarctic Territory.

Ergate AYANA, Retired Nurse and Founder, Fighting Blindness in Ethiopia. For services to Eyecare in Ethiopia.

Loxley BANKS, formerly Director of Broadcasting, Radio Cayman. For services to Broadcasting in the Cayman Islands.

Christopher BARKER, Head, Political Team, British Consulate General Jerusalem. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Maria BOYLE, lately Chief Executive Officer, Air Safety Support International. For services to Aviation Safety and Security in the British Overseas Territories.

Caroline CANNON, Founder, Director/President, Think Pink Luxembourg. For services to Cancer Patients in Luxembourg.

Warrick CLEINE, Chairman, British Corporate Advocacy Council and KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia. For services to British Trade and Investment in Vietnam.

Pauline CRAVEN, Co-Founder, Felsted Aid for Deprived Children. For services to International Humanitarian Aid, particularly in Ukraine.

James (known as Scriber) DALEY, Philanthropist and Founder, Scriber’s Adventure Tours, Montserrat. For services to the Natural World and to Tourism on Montserrat.

Michael DELANEY, British Honorary Consul, Florianopolis, Brazil. For services to British Business, English language, and Culture in Brazil.

Laura DIX, lately Deputy Political Coordinator/Political Counsellor, UK Mission to the United Nations New York. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Paul EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer, Gorilla Brewing Co. and Chairperson, the Board of Governors, the International School of Busan, South Korea. For services to International Education, to Charity and to UK/South Korea relations.

Steven FIRSTBROOK, Country Director Trade & Investment, British High Commission Singapore. For services to UK Trade and Investment in Asia.

Catherine FRYER, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Nicholas FULTON, lately Political and Economic Counsellor, British Embassy Kyiv. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Gillian GODWIN, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Leslie GRECH, Vice President, Calpe Rowing Club, Gibraltar. For services to rowing in Gibraltar.

Michael HAGEN, Chair/Trustee, Classrooms in The Clouds, Nepal. For services to Education in Nepal.

Sarah HAGEN, Secretary/Trustee, Classrooms in The Clouds, Nepal. For services to Education in Nepal.

Stewart HARRISON, Private Secretary, Ministry of Education and Transport, HM Government of Gibraltar. For services to Digital Skills Education for Young Learners in Gibraltar.

Professor Paul HERITAGE, Director, People’s Palace Projects; Professor of Drama and Performance, Queen Mary University of London. For services to UK/Brazil collaboration through creative practice.

Alan HILLIAR, Co-Founder, Felsted Aid for Deprived Children. For services to International Humanitarian Aid, particularly in Ukraine.

Angela HILLS, Head of Destinations, ABTA - The Travel Association. For services to Improving Health, Safety and Security Standards for British Travellers Abroad.

James KEEN, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Carole KYIANG, Founder/Director, Network International School, Myanmar. For services to Education in Myanmar.

Shantell MARTIN, Contemporary Artist, New York. For services to the British Arts and to Charity.

Susan MUMFORD, Chair, Hospice Ethiopia UK. For services to Palliative Care in Ethiopia.

Simon O’DONNELL, Head of Political, British Embassy Tel Aviv. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Charlotte O’KANE, National Overseas Coordinator, the British Korean Veterans Association. For services to British Veterans of the Korean War.

Stuart PARKER, Country Security Adviser, British Embassy Somalia. For services to Security and to British Nationals overseas.

Anthony PHILLIPS, British Honorary Consul Puerto Rico. For services to British business in Miami and to British Nationals in Puerto Rico and the wider Caribbean.

Sarah ROBARTS, President and Founder, Ballantines Public Relations, Los Angeles, United States of America. For services in support of British Business, to Philanthropy, and to UK/US relations.

Elspeth ROBINSON, Chair, Kumi Community Foundation. For services to Disabled People in Kumi, Eastern Uganda.

Alan SMITH, Secretary to the Trustees, Kisiizi Partners. For services to Disadvantaged Children overseas, particularly in Uganda.

Dr Helen SMITH, Founder, Kisiizi Partners. For services to Disadvantaged Children overseas, particularly in Uganda.

Valerie SMITH, formerly Head of Africa Research Group, Research Analysts Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Margaret STOREY, Volunteer Worker for Seed International Fund Trust in Bluefields, Nicaragua. For services to the local community in Nicaragua.

Caroline TAYLOR, Head of Operations, Happy Child International. For charitable services to marginalised children in Brazil.

Dominic TAYLOR, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Eric THIRER, formerly Cameraman/Journalist, British Broadcasting Corporation. For services to International Broadcasting.

Peter THOMPSON, Founder, Trustee and formerly Chairman, PhysioNet charity. For services to Disabled People Globally.

Dr Andrew FEYI-WABOSO, Consultant Ophthalmologist; Founder, Sight 2020 Direct. For services to International Eyecare in Malawi and Nigeria.

Charles WILSON, Treasurer, The British Benevolent Fund, Spain. For services to vulnerable British Nationals in Spain.

Andrew WOOD, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

BEM: British Empire Medal

Jane BASTA, Consular Officer, British Vice Consulate Zakynthos. For services to British Nationals in Greece.

David BELLIS, Founder, Gwulo. For services to Heritage Preservation in Hong Kong.

Dr Derek GALLAGHER, lately Vice Chairman, The Friends of St. George’s Memorial Church, Ypres, Belgium. For services to Charity.

Edward GANT, lately Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Edward GODFREY, President, the British Historical Society of Portugal. For services to the Local Community in Portugal.

Debra HEMMING, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Helen JONES, Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security.

Elizabeth KEEGAN, Director, Lloret Tourist Board, Spain. For services to British Nationals in Girona, Spain.

Barbara LAING, Founder, Mnyakongo School Project, Kongwa Connected, Tanzania. For services to Education in Kongwa, Tanzania.

Andrew LETCHFORD, Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Craig LUCIE, Murder and Manslaughter Case Worker, Consular Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Nationals overseas.

Frances McCONVEY, Head of Music, John Gray High School, Cayman Islands. For services to Music Education in the Cayman Islands.

Keith ORTON, Chairman, Bergen Hohne Branch of Royal British Legion, Germany. For services to The Royal British Legion in Germany and UK/Germany relations.

Nalini SADAI, Head, Murder and Manslaughter Case Team, Consular Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Nationals overseas.

Ashley WHITTAL, Estates Network Manager, British High Commission Ottawa. For services to the British High Commission in Ottawa, Canada.