The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George,Prince Regent,later King George IV,while he was acting as regent for his father,King George III.
Dame Nicola Mary Brewer is a former British diplomat and university administrator. From 2014 to 2020,she was Vice-Provost (International) at University College London,she was British High Commissioner to South Africa from 2009 to 2013,and the first Chief Executive of Britain's Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2007 to 2009.
Dame Maeve Geraldine FortDCMG DCVO was a British diplomat. During her posting as the United Kingdom's High Commissioner in South Africa from 1996 to 2000,she was the highest ranking female diplomat in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.
Dame Anne Fyfe Pringle is a British diplomat and the former HM Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Russian Federation. From 2001 to 2004,Pringle was the British ambassador to the Czech Republic. Pringle presented her Letter of Credence to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.
Sir Simon Lawrance Gass is a British civil servant. Since 2019,he has chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee and he also currently serves as the British Prime Minister's representative on Afghanistan. Between 2018 and 2019,he was the Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies. During his diplomatic career,he served as British ambassador to Greece and to Iran.
Dame Shan Elizabeth Morgan is a former British civil servant. Formerly the Deputy Permanent Representative,UK Representation to the European Union,she was the Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Government until October 2021.
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce is a British diplomat who is currently British Ambassador to the United States at the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office,and was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.
Dame Barbara Logan Hay is a British diplomat who served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from July 2009 to August 2013.
Dame Alison Mariot Leslie,,known as Mariot Leslie,is a former British diplomat whose last post was Permanent Representative to NATO. When she was replaced at NATO it was announced that she would retire from the Diplomatic Service.
Ian Noel Hughes is a British diplomat who has served as ambassador to Guatemala,El Salvador,Liberia and South Sudan,and high commissioner to Sierra Leone.
Dame Judith Anne Macgregor is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to South Africa from 2013 to 2017. She previously served as Ambassador to Slovakia from 2004 to 2007,and Ambassador to Mexico from 2009 to 2013.
Catherine Nettleton is a British diplomat who has been ambassador to Peru,ambassador to Venezuela,and UK Representative in Taiwan.
Dame Barbara Janet Woodward is a British diplomat and China expert. She is the current Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations,having previously served as British Ambassador to China from 2015 to 2020,the first woman to hold that position.
Dame Menna Frances Rawlings is a British diplomat serving as British Ambassador to France since 2021. Previously British High Commissioner to Australia from 2015 to 2019,she then served as Director General of Economic and Global Issues at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2019 to 2020.
David Quarrey CMG is a British diplomat and the British Ambassador to NATO since 2022. He was formerly acting National Security Adviser,having taken over the role while David Frost continued as the United Kingdom's Chief Negotiator to the European Union during the Brexit negotiations. He was the UK's Ambassador to Israel from 2015 to 2019.
Dame Caroline Elizabeth Wilson is a British diplomat and lawyer who assumed office as the British Ambassador to China in September 2020.
Joanna Louise Roper,is a British diplomat serving as British Ambassador to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Alison Mary Blake is a British diplomat who is currently serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. She previously served as High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador to Afghanistan.
