Sir Timothy Mark Hitchens,is a British diplomat and a former Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen Elizabeth II,in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom,1999–2002.
Sir David John Wright is a former British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Korea during 1990 to 1993 and British Ambassador to Japan during 1996–1999.
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.
Simon Paul Collis,is a former British ambassador to several Middle Eastern countries before retiring from diplomatic service in February 2020.
Nick Baird CMG CVO is Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority and the charity,Carers UK. Before that he was group corporate affairs director of energy firm,Centrica from 2014-2022,chief executive officer of UK Trade &Investment from 2011-2013 and UK Ambassador to Turkey 2006-2009.
Alexander Wykeham "Alex" Ellis CMG is a British civil servant,currently British Ambassador to Spain. He has previously been High Commissioner to India,Ambassador to Brazil and before that Portugal,and Deputy National Security Adviser for the Integrated Review on diplomacy,development and defence. Ellis was previously the Director General of the Department for Exiting the EU. He had previously been Britain's ambassador to Brazil from July 2013 to January 2017.
Paul Damian Madden is a retired British diplomat,who was High Commissioner to Singapore and to Australia,and Ambassador to Japan between 2017 and 2021.
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. The dates vary,both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement,particularly for those service people on active duty.
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia,Canada,New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary,both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are formally conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement,particularly for those service people on active duty.
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia,Canada,New Zealand,and the United Kingdom. The dates vary,both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement,particularly for those service people on active duty.
The New Year Honours 1973 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1973 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1973.
David Brighty CMG CVO is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to several countries.
The King's Birthday Honours 1941 were appointments in the British Empire of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of various countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published on 6 June 1941.
Simon Gerard McDonald,Baron McDonald of Salford,is a British former diplomat who was the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service until September 2020. He was the last professional head of the Foreign &Commonwealth Office before the creation of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office. He has been the Master of Christ's College,Cambridge since September 2022.
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1975 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were published on 6 June 1975 for the United Kingdom,Australia,New Zealand,Mauritius,Fiji,the Bahamas,and Grenada. These were the last Birthday Honours on the advice of Australian Ministers for Papua New Guinea,as the nation gained independence from Australia on 16 September 1975.
The King's Birthday Honours 1950 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the King,and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 2 June 1950 for the British Empire,Australia,Ceylon and New Zealand.
Sir Thomas Drew is a British diplomat who was the Director General,Defence and Intelligence,at the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office and has previously been British High Commissioner to Pakistan.
Christopher Terence Wood is a retired British diplomat who served latterly as the British Consul General to Shanghai (2019-2023). His previous assignments included Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to China (2016-19),Representative,British Office Taipei from 2013 to 2016,Minister,British Embassy Beijing (2008–2012),Director for the Americas,Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2007–2008) and the British Consul-General to Guangzhou (2003–2006).
Dominic James Robert Jermey is a British diplomat who is currently the British Ambassador to Indonesia. His immediately previous position was Director-General of the Zoological Society of London. He served as British Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2016 to 2017.
Alison Mary Blake,is a British diplomat who is currently serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. She previously served as High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador to Afghanistan.
