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Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2023
Updated 26 October 2023
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His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following honorary British awards in 2023:
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division)
Honorary KBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Jeffrey CHEAH | Founder and Chairman of Sunway Group | For services to higher education, the National Health Service and philanthropy |
Honorary CBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Peter HALLIGAN | Former Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales | For services to neuropsychology research and to science in Government |
| Anil KASHYAP | Lately External Member, Financial Policy Committee, Bank of England | For services to the economy |
| Professor Shabir MADHI | Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand | For services to science and public health in a global pandemic |
Honorary OBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Salvatore BORDONALI | Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical Law | For services to the Church of England in Italy |
| Alina COJOCARU | Ballet Dancer | For services to ballet |
| Piotr CYWINSKI | Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, President of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation | For services to Holocaust education and inter-faith dialogue |
| Dimitris DASKALOPOULOS | Art collector and Entrepreneur | For services to the arts and philanthropy |
| Col. Joachim Nils Göran ISACSSON | Assistant Head 2, Futures and Strategic Analysis Programme, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre | For services to the UK/Sweden defence relationship |
| John KANI | Actor, writer and director | For services to drama |
| Ronald KIND | Congressman, US House of Representatives | For services to UK/US relations |
| Patrick LEAHY | Former US Senator | For services to UK/US relations |
| Ravindra LIMAYE | Managing Director, Wockhardt UK | For services to health, particularly during COVID-19 |
| Hugo MACNEILL | Lately Chair of the British-Irish Association | For services to British-Irish relations |
| Dr Margaret MCGUIRE | Nursing and Midwifery Council member (Scotland); former Executive Nurse Director, National Health Service, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scotland | For services to the National Health Service |
| Sandra MORGAN | Honorary Consul, Ohio | For services to UK/US relationship |
| Dr Vahé NAFILYAN | Health Statistician at the Office for National Statistics | For services to statistics and public health during COVID-19 |
| David Brenton SIMONS | President and Chief Executive Officer, New England Historic Genealogical Society | For services to Anglo-American history |
| June O’SULLIVAN | Chief Executive Officer, London Early Years Foundation | For services to Education |
| Gonzalo ULLOA Y SUELVES | Lately Honorary Legal Adviser, British Embassy Madrid | For services to British interests in Spain |
Honorary MBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony BARCLAY | Volunteer, RNIB | For services to visually impaired people in Northern Ireland |
| Andre BATENBURG | Political Attaché, British Embassy, The Hague | For services to British foreign policy and UK/Netherlands relations |
| Rachael BLACKMORE | Jockey | For services to sport |
| Mridula CHAKRABORTY | Principal Engineer, TUV NEL Ltd | For charitable services to the Asian community in Scotland |
| Elżbieta DĄBROWSKA | Lately Vice-Consul, British Embassy Warsaw | For services to British nationals |
| Dr Tala EL SAMAD | Emergency response volunteer, British Red Cross | For voluntary service to vulnerable people |
| Margaret Hilary FANNING | Director of Research Development and Innovation, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | For services to NHS Genomic delivery |
| Dr Otakar FOJT | Science and Innovation Officer, British Embassy Prague | For services to Science and Innovation in the Czech Republic |
| Oliver GALAK | Head of Communications, British Embassy Buenos Aires | For services to the promotion of UK interests in and people-to-people links with Argentina |
| Ayşen GŰVEN | Director for Education, British Council, Turkey | For services to cultural relations between the UK and Turkey |
| Ali Jan HAMID YOUSUFI | Lately Deputy Director British Council Afghanistan | For services to UK cultural relations in Afghanistan |
| Dr William HARDY | Senior Medical Officer, Ascension Island Government | For services to the Health and Well-being of the Ascension Island Community |
| Andrew HEALY | Chief Executive, Leek Building Society | For services to the local community |
| Dr Aoife HUNT | Market Leader, Movement Strategies (a GHD company) | For services to the COVID-19 response |
| Ahmad Shoaib JAWAD | Lately British Council Project Manager, English for Security and Defence, Afghanistan | For services to English language training |
| Dr Gerardo KAISER | Senior Political Analyst, British Embassy Rome | For services to the Church of England in Italy and UK/Italy relations |
| Stefan KITANOV | Founder and Director, Sofia International Film Festival | For services to UK film in Bulgaria |
| Kazumasa KUWAHARA | Senior Advisor to International Nuclear Services, Japan (INSJ) | For services to the UK nuclear industry in Japan |
| Juan MATA | Professional footballer and Founder of Common Goal Charity | For services to Sport and Charity |
| Ross MC MAHON | Chief Executive Officer, Kendal Nutricare (Kendamil) | For services to international trade and the community in Kendal, Cumbria |
| Dr Sarah MEISCH LIONETTO | Lately Director of Arts and Creative Industries, British Council, Singapore | For services to British arts and inclusivity in Singapore |
| Mattur NANDAKUMARA | Executive Director, The Bhavan | For services to the teaching, performance and accessibility of Indian classical arts in the UK |
| Fírinne Ní CHRÉACHÁIN | Founding member and current Acting Coordinator, Organisation of Young Africans | For services to education |
| Tony NOVOSEL | Volunteer | For services to Northern Ireland and the Study US programme |
| Rittika Chanda PARRUCK | Director Education, British Council India | For services to UK education in India |
| Lynne RICKABAUGH | Chair, Royal Oak Foundation | For services to the National Trust |
| Joan RUNCORN | Principal, Norwood Grove Pre-School | For services to Education |
| Dr Thomas Van VUREN | Strategic Business Partner at Amey and Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds | For services to transport |
| Gorazd VECKO | Performance Director, Paralympics GB Table Tennis | For services to Paralympics Table Tennis |
Honorary BEM
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Smita ARATTUKULAM | Lately Vice-Consul, British Embassy Oman | For services to British nationals in Oman |
| Nicolas BUCOURT | President, the Association of Bruneval Veterans | For services to the commemoration of the Bruneval Raid in Northern France (Operation Biting) |
| Kateryna BYKOVA | Policy and Protocol Officer, British Embassy Kyiv | For services to UK interests in Ukraine |
| Deirdre DOLAN | Community volunteer | For services to the community in Northern Ireland |
| Andries DU PLESSIS | Social Worker Older Adults, NHS Highland | For services to older people in Ullapool |
| Benjamin GORGIBUS | Deputy Mayor, St Valery en Caux | For services to British war veterans and commemoration |
| Margaret GREGG | Secretary, South Tyneside Asylum Seekers and Refugees Church Help | For services to asylum seekers and refugees |
| Thierry GRÉMY | Executive Chef, British Embassy Paris | For services to the UK in France |
| Professor Olexiy HARAN | Head of Democratic Initiatives Foundation | For services to UK/Ukrainian relations |
| Elena KOROSTYSHEVSKA | Political Advisor, Policy Delivery Team, British Embassy Kyiv | For services to the development of HMG understanding of and policy towards Ukraine |
| Cliodna O’FLYNN | International communications consultant to Adeje Town Hall | For services to UK nationals in Tenerife, Spain |
| Jongbaek PARK | Partner, Bae Kim & Lee legal practice, Seoul, Korea | For services to Chevening Alumni in Korea and wider Asia |
| Militsa PRIBETICH-GILL | Lately Head of Employee Wellbeing, Yeovil District Hospital and lately Health and Wellbeing Lead, Nightingale Hospital Bristol | For services to National Health Service staff during COVID-19 |
| Simone RAMACCI | Volunteer | For services to St John Ambulance and the community in Suffolk during COVID-19 |
| Tomas REICHENTAL | Holocaust survivor and educator | For services to holocaust education, awareness and commemoration |
| Nataliia RYBAK | Vice-Consul, British Embassy Kyiv | For services to UK consular interests in Ukraine |
| Clare SLIGHT | Founding Member, Broke Not Broken | For services to tackling the effects of poverty |
| Kevamae SOBERS | Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | For services to the NHS during COVID-19 |
| Dharma Raj TAMANG | Executive Finance Officer, British Gurkhas Nepal | For services to Defence and The British Army |
| Bir Bahadur THAPA | Senior Medical Centre Assistant, British Gurkhas Kathmandu | For services to Defence and The British Army |
| Valentin VALYOVSKI | Residence Gardener, British Embassy Sofia | For services to strengthening UK/Bulgaria relations |
| Ivan VUKCEVIC | Political Officer, British Embassy Podgorica | For services to the UK-Montenegro relationship |
| Dr Svitlana YAVORSKA | Policy Officer, British Embassy Kyiv | For services to UK interests in Ukraine |
| Paula ZEFF | Holocaust Educator | For services to Holocaust education and awareness |