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Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2024
Updated 13 February 2025
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His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following honorary British awards in 2024:
The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (Civil Division)
Honorary CMG
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Kingsley Yeboah AMOAKO | Founder and President of the African Centre for Economic Transformation | For services to UK economic and development policy in Africa |
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division)
Honorary DBE/KBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Natarajan CHANDRASEKARAN | Chairman, Tata Group | For services to UK/India Business relations |
| Dagmar DOLBY | Co-founder, Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund | For services to UK Higher Education and Philanthropy |
| Vladimir JUROWSKI | Former Principal Conductor and Conductor Emeritus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Former Music Director, Glyndebourne Opera Festival and Principal Artist, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment | For services to Music and The Arts |
| Wei Shen LIM | Chair, COVID-19 Immunisation, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation | For services to the Covid-19 Vaccination programme |
| Sunil Bharti MITTAL | Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprise | For services to UK/India Business relations |
| Eric SCHMIDT | Former CEO and Chairman of Google | For services to Philanthropy |
| Stephen A SCHWARZMAN | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder, Blackstone Inc | For services to Philanthropy |
Honorary CBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Volker BECKERS | Non-Executive Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | For services to Nuclear Energy |
| Tracy BLACKWELL | Chief Executive Officer, Pension Insurance Corporation | For services to the Insurance and Pensions Industry |
| Hubertus DEN ROOIJEN | Lately Managing Director, Marine, The Crown Estate | For services to Renewable Energy and to Marine Conservation |
| Lora E FLEMING | Chair of Oceans, Epidemiology and Human Health, University of Exeter | For services to the Environment and Human Health |
| Professor Jason FURMAN | Professor of Economics, Harvard University | For services to UK economic policy |
| Professor Edna LONGLEY | Poetry critic | For services to Academia and the Arts |
| Professor Andrea NOLAN | Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University | For services to Higher Education |
| Shonda RHIMES | Screenwriter, Producer and Author | For services to UK/US relations |
| Bjorn SAVEN | Chairman and Investor | For services to Philanthropy |
| Wolfgang TILLMANS | Photographer | For services to Photography |
| Makoto UCHIDA | President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Corporation | For services to UK/Japan business relations |
Honorary OBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Robert CHARTENER | Chairman, Magdalene College Foundation | For services to Higher Education |
| Rino DONOSEPOETRO | Chair, British Chambers of Commerce Indonesia and Vice Chair, UK-ASEAN Business Council | For services to UK/Indonesia and UK/ASEAN relations |
| Daniel GLASER | Former Chief Executive Officer, Marsh McLennan, and Former Chair of BritishAmerican Business | For services to UK/US trade and investment |
| Francesco GIOVANNINI | Co-founder, Green Arrow Capital | For services to Climate Change |
| Dr Willem Jan HOOGSTEDER | Old Master Paintings Expert | For services to UK/Dutch bilateral relations |
| Yoshitaka HORI | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, HoriPro | For services to UK Culture and Performing Arts in Japan |
| Martina HUNT | Formerly Director, Commercial Models Team, Cabinet Office | For Public Service |
| Professor Pontiano KALEEBU | Director, Uganda Virus Research Institute and Director, Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit | For services to Education and Public Health |
| Kirill KARABITS | Chief Conductor, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | For services to Music and promotion of symphonic works from Ukraine and Eastern Europe in the UK |
| Catherine LE YAOUANC | General Manager, Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry | For services to UK/France Trade |
| Yoshiko MORI | Chairperson of Mori Art Museum, Japan | For services to UK/Japan Culture and Education |
| Rita MORRISON-KEEGAN | Artist and Archivist | For services to Art |
| Robert Jones PORTMAN | Former US Senator for Ohio | For services to UK/US relations |
| John Carroll REES | Honorary Consul Punta Arenas | For services to British nationals in Chile |
| Jun SAWADA | Chairman and Member of the Board, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | For services to UK/Japan trade and investment and to UK/Japan relations |
Honorary MBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Shaheen ANAM | Executive Director of Manusher Jonno Foundation | For services to the promotion of HMG Human Rights objectives in Bangladesh |
| Enas AL-ARASHI | Defence Attaché Advisor, British Embassy Yemen | For services to British Foreign and Defence Policy |
| Frans AMMERLAAN | WWII military commemoration volunteer | For services to Commemorations and British World War II Veterans |
| Roger BEETS | Chair, Airborne Commemoration Foundation | For services to Commemorations and to British WWII Veterans |
| Anna BUBNOVA | British Council Head of Arts, Ukraine | For services to UK/Ukraine cultural relations |
| Jolanta BUZELIENE | Personal Assistant, British Embassy Vilnius | For services to British Nationals overseas and the British Embassy in Lithuania |
| Brigadier Rustom DARRAH | Chairman, Commonwealth Ex-Services Trust | For services to Commonwealth Veterans living in Pakistan who served in the British Armed Forces |
| Erroll DAVIS Jnr | Marshall Scholarship Selection Committee Member | For services to the UK/South-Eastern US relationship and to cultural diplomacy |
| Rajindar DHATT | Founder Member, Undivided Indian Ex-Servicemen’s Association | For services to the South Asian Community in the UK |
| Dr Rosana FELICE | Former Medical Director, GlaxoSmithKline Argentina | For services to science diplomacy between the UK and Argentina |
| Rodanthi-Rosa FLOROU | President of the Mesollonghi Byron Society and Byron Research Centre | For services to UK/Greece cultural relations |
| Roberto GATTÁS SANTIS | Director Eleventh Fire Company, Valparaiso, Chile | For voluntary services to the British Fire Company in Valparaiso, Chile |
| Phillimon GONAMOMBE | Operations Manager | For services to safety on the Falkland Islands |
| Katsusada HIROSE | Governor of Oita Prefecture, Japan | For services to UK/Japan relations |
| Gaurav KAPOOR | Head of Investment Capital Team, British High Commission, New Delhi | For services to International Development in India |
| Sarah KRONFOL | Head of Security Programme, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Lebanon, British Embassy Beirut | For services to UK interests in Lebanon |
| Lynn LOACKER | Founder and Managing Director, Project W | For services to Diversity in Business in the United States and the UK |
| Joyce MOGANE | Senior Portfolio and Programme Manager for Somalia, British High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya | For services to British Foreign Policy |
| Karuna ONTA | Social Development Advisor (Retired), British Embassy Kathmandu | For services to the UK and Nepal in tackling gender-based violence, discrimination and social exclusion in Nepal |
| Karen PILKINGTON-MIKSA | Founder New English Ballet Theatre | For services to Dance |
| Subash RAI | Retired Lance Corporal, British Gurkhas Nepal | For services to the UK Defence in Nepal |
| Mary REILLY | Professor of Clinical Neurology and Consultant Neurologist, University College of London Hospitals NHS Trust | For services to Medicine |
| Thomas RICARD | Lawyer, JP Karsenty Lawyers, France | For services to British nationals in France |
| Dr Elke RITT | Head of Arts, British Council Germany | For services to the promotion of UK arts in Germany |
| Linda Frances ROBERTSON | Head of Digital Customer Experience, Virgin Money | For services to Ukrainian refugees |
| Dr Maria João RODRIGUES DE ARAÚJO | President, Portugal-UK 650 | For services to UK/Portugal relations |
| Sigalit SALWAY | Vice Consul, British Embassy Tel Aviv | For services to British Nationals overseas |
| Justine SCHNEIDER | Professor Mental Health and Social Care, University of Nottingham | For services to people with dementia |
| Astrid SCHON | Head Teacher, London East Alternative Provision, London Borough of Tower Hamlets | For services to Education |
| Barry SWEETBAUM | Founder and Managing Director, SweetTree Home Care Services and SweetTree Farming For All | For services to Vulnerable People |
| Liudmyla TATSENKO | Head of Education, British Council Ukraine | For services to UK/Ukraine cultural relations |
| Shakeel UR-REHMAN | Senior Security Manager, British High Commission Islamabad | For services to UK-Pakistan relations |
| Arjan VEURINK | Assistant Coach, England Women’s National Football Team | For services to Association football |
| Regula YSEWIJN | Author and Food Critic | For services to British food and culture in Belgium and the UK |
Honorary BEM
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Junaid ALI | Philanthropist and Community Champion | For services to the community in East London during COVID-19 |
| Alphonsus BENNIS | Community volunteer, Stratford-upon-Avon | For services to the community in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire |
| Mary BRATOPOULOU | Estate Manager, British Embassy Athens | For services to the British Embassy in Athens |
| Debbie BÜLAU | State-recognised Educator and Remembrance Project Leader | For services to the remembrance of British soldiers during World War II |
| Yim-Keung CHOI | Driver, British Consulate-General, Hong Kong | For services to the British Consulate-General Hong Kong |
| Yunhee CHUN | Finance Manager, British Embassy Seoul | For services to the British Embassy in South Korea |
| Eric Camille COMPERNOLLE | Photographer | For services to WWI commemoration |
| Bogumil CWIKLAK | Area Operations Manager and High Dependency Support Unit Lead, The Orders of St John Care Trust | For services to social care during Covid-19 |
| Satyasagar GHALE | Honorary Area Welfare Officer, British Gurkha Veterans Community, India | For services to the British Gurkha Veterans community living in India |
| Michaela GORDON | Early Help Worker, Kent County Council | For services to Local Government |
| Mehmet GUNAL | National Support Element, Host Nation Liaison Officer | For services to British Defence |
| Joyce GYIMAH AMPONSAH | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Adintre Foundation | For services to charity on the Costa del Sol, Spain |
| James HARRIS | Communications Project Coordinator, British Embassy Washington | For services to British public diplomacy in the US |
| Joseph HEALY | Station Manager, Govia Thameslink Railway | For services to the Railway Industry |
| William HUTHMACHER | Chairman, No.1 British Flying Training School Museum, Terrell, Texas | For services to the preservation of UK/US military history |
| Gawmatee MADHUB | Gallery Duty Manager, National Gallery | For services to Art |
| Gastón MOLINA | Post Security Manager, British Embassy Bolivia | For services to the British Embassy in Bolivia |
| Ahmad NAWAZ | Youth Activist | For services to tackling radicalisation |
| Oleg NEAGA | Post Security Manager and IT Support Officer, British Embassy Moldova | For services to the British Embassy in Moldova |
| Maria PETRAITIS-WILLIAMS | Enforcement Case Officer, Department for Work and Pensions | For services to Vulnerable Children and Young Adults |
| Veronica ROA ZARATE | Vice Consul, British Embassy Asuncion | For services to UK/Paraguay relations |
| Abdillahi Ibrahim ROODA | Chair, African Diaspora Foundation | For services to the Community |
| Itsushi TACHI | Former President of the Japan Chevening Alumni Network | For services to people-to-people relations between the UK and Japan |
| Carmen Gloria TORRES | Lately Commercial Officer, British Embassy Santiago | For services to the British Embassy in Chile |
| Fareeha USMAN | Founder, Being Woman | For services to promoting equality and diversity in underprivileged communities and to the community in Northumberland |
| Nathalie VARNIERE | Volunteer, WWII veterans and commemorations | For services to WWII commemorations and to WWII veterans and their families |
| Petr VOJTISEK | Volunteer, CATCH (Community Action to Create Hope) | For services to Young People in Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Wonsup WOO | Driver, British Embassy Seoul | For services to the British Embassy Seoul |
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military Division)
Honorary KBE
| Name | Role | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| General Mark MILLEY | Former Chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff | For services to UK/US Defence relations |