Friday 31 December 2010

Diplomatic Honours


Appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George include:-

GCMG

Knight Grand Cross

Sir Peter Forbes RICKETTS, KCMG
Lately Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

KCMG

Knight Commander

Simon Lawrance GASS, CMG CVO
HM Ambassador, Iran

Professor Eldryd Hugh Owen PARRY, OBE
Trustee and Founder, Tropical Health and Education Trust. For services to healthcare development in Africa

CMG

Companion

Ms Fleur Olive Lourens DE VILLIERS
Chair, Trustees, International Institute of Strategic Studies. For services to democratic transition, reconciliation and governance in South Africa

Alan Claude DOSS
Lately United Nations Special Representative. For services to the United Nations

Michael John DRURY
Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ms Caroline Margaret ELLIOT, OBE
HM Consul-General, Shanghai, China

Simon Mark FEATHERSTONE
Lately Director, Shanghai Expo 2010, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Henderson Alexander (Sandy) GALL, CBE
Lately freelance writer and broadcaster. For services to the people of Afghanistan

Robert Winnington GIBSON
Deputy High Commissioner, Karachi, Pakistan

Alistair Dewar Kerr JOHNSTON
Non-Executive Member, Board of Management, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Board of Management

Andrew LLOYD, MBE
Lately Director, Corporate Services, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Trevor Steven PEARS
Executive Chair of the Pears Foundation. For services to the community and UK/Israel relations

Miss (Elizabeth) Alison PLATT
Non-Executive Member, Board of Management, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Board of Management

Miss Rosemary Helen SHARPE
Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

5 comments :

Anonymous said...

Don't forget Belmont woman Joyce McCormick who was awarded an MBE. She's getting on a bit but give her a few more years and she might become Lady Belmont.

Rossetti's Wombat

Timothy Belmont said...

Getting on a bit? What age-group?

Anonymous said...

Much older than a young pup like you.
I think she's around 70.

Sandy said...

She'd do you fine Tim!

Timothy Belmont said...

Ha ha! No comment. :-)