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Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2021

Updated 5 April 2022

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