The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry,rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences,work with charitable and welfare organisations,and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions,the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal,whose recipients are affiliated with,but not members of,the order.
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV,Prince of Wales,while he was acting as prince regent for his father,King George III.
Alexander Martin Clunes OBE DL is an English actor,comedian,director and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV comedy-drama series Doc Martin and Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly. Clunes has narrated a number of documentaries for ITV,the first of which was Islands of Britain in 2009. He has since presented a number of documentaries centred on animals. He has also voiced Kipper the Dog in the animated series Kipper.
His Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is the King's link with the diplomatic community in London,arranges the annual diplomatic corps reception by the Sovereign,organises the regular presentation of credentials ceremonies for ambassadors and high commissioners,as well as supervises attendance of diplomats at state events. Marshals generally hold office for ten-year terms and were formerly retired senior military officers,though the last three marshals have been diplomats. The marshal is assisted by the Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps,the First Assistant Marshal,and other assistant marshals.
Sir Laurence Stanley Charles Bristow is a British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Afghanistan between June and November 2021,notably during the fall of Kabul. He served as British Ambassador to Azerbaijan from 2004 to 2007 and British Ambassador to Russia from 2016 to 2020. He is now President of Hughes Hall,Cambridge.
Howard Ronald Drake is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada from 2013 to 2017. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2017.
Alastair David McPhail is a British diplomat who was the United Kingdom's first Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan,appointed in July 2011 when the country gained independence. He had served as consul-general from 16 March 2011. McPhail left South Sudan in March 2013 and was appointed to be British Consul-General in Jerusalem from January 2014. He was replaced in Jerusalem in 2017 and was appointed to be ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from January 2019. He took up the post on 28 January 2019.
The British Deputy High Commission,Chennai is the United Kingdom diplomatic mission with responsibility for southern India,namely,the states of Andhra Pradesh,Telangana,Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It was formed in 1947 with Sir Christopher Masterman,CSI,CIE, as its inaugural holder,who served as Deputy High Commissioner until the following year. The Deputy High Commissioner is equivalent to a Consul-General,and reports to the British High Commission. The current Deputy High Commissioner is Oliver Ballhatchet. He succeeds Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford.
Ian Cameron Cliff is a British diplomat who has been Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina,the Sudan,the OSCE and Kosovo,as well as Chargéd'Affaires in Croatia.
Sir Philip Robert Barton is a British diplomat,currently the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office. He was previously British High Commissioner to India;he was High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2014 to 2016.
Catherine Nettleton is a British diplomat who has been ambassador to Peru,ambassador to Venezuela,and UK Representative in Taiwan.
Francis Raymond "Frank" Baker,is a British diplomat and civil servant who was Ambassador to Libya from February 2018 to April 2019. He was Ambassador to Kuwait from 2010 to 2014,and Ambassador to Iraq from 2014 to 2017.
Jan Thompson is a British diplomat. She served as British Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2017.
Richard Peter Moore is a British civil servant,currently chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and formerly Director General for Political Affairs,at the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office,and previously the British ambassador to Turkey. In 2020,Moore became the first member of the British intelligence agencies to use social media publicly.
Owen John Jenkins is a British diplomat who is currently the British Ambassador to Indonesia and East Timor.
Simon Shercliff is a British diplomat,and Ambassador to Iran.
