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Knight Bachelor and Order of the British Empire awards in the Birthday Honours Diplomatic Service and Overseas List 2020
Updated 9 October 2020
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| Level | Award | Name | Job title | Short citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Bachelor | Kt | Andrew MACKENZIE | Chief Executive Officer, BHP Group, Melbourne, Australia. | For services to business, science, technology and UK/Australia relations |
| Knight Bachelor | Kt | Donald RUNNICLES OBE | General Music Director of Deutsche Oper Berlin. | For services to music |
| Order of the British Empire (Commander) | CBE | Jeremy COX | Executive Chair, Bermuda Monetary Authority, Bermuda. | For services to the economy of Bermuda |
| Order of the British Empire (Commander) | CBE | Michael EMMERSON | International Lawyer. | For services to international human rights and humanitarian law |
| Order of the British Empire (Commander) | CBE | Kelly HOPPEN MBE | Interior Designer and Entrepreneur. | For services to the GREAT campaign |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Dr Ian COLLARD | lately Head of Counter-Terrorism Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | For services to British foreign policy and to national security |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | John COYLE | Chairman RNLI (Ireland), Trustee, RNLI (UK) and Chairman, Commissioners of Irish Lights. | For services to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Irish Lights and to UK/Republic of Ireland relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Fiona DANKS | Head, Centenary Commemorations, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to national security |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Bernhard GARSIDE | lately HM Ambassador, San Salvador, El Salvador. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Christopher GILLON | Team Leader, Strategic Threats Team, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to national security |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Israel GLOGER | Director, Trust in Science Initiative. | For services to UK/Argentina scientific relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Cathryn GRAHAM | Director of Music at the British Council. | For services to music and to UK cultural relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Philip HOPER | Head, Special Projects Team, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to national security |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Jan LATHAM KOENIG | Chief Conductor, Novaya Opera, Moscow, Russia. | For services to music and to UK/Russia cultural relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Jeff LYNN | Musician. | For services to music |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Robert MATHAVIOUS | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BVI Financial Services Commission, British Virgin Islands. | For services to the British Virgin Islands and to financial services |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | David Alexander Wilson MCCREDIE | Chief Executive Officer, Australian British Chamber of Commerce, Sydney, Australia. | For services to international trade and UK/Australia relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Ruiari O'CONNELL | lately HM Ambassador, Pristina, Kosovo. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Susan PULLEN MBE | former Falkland Islands Representative in London. | For services to the people of the Falkland Islands |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Jane Chantal RICKARDS | Chief Executive Officer, British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles, United States of America. | For services to broadcasting and charity |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Anthony RIDOUT | Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Dr Ian SINGLETON | Director of Conservation, PanEco Foundation/Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, Indonesia. | For services to the environment and conservation |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Adam TEE | Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Emer TIMMONS | former President, Strategic Deals and Customer Engagement, BT Global Services UK. | For services to Women and to Equality |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Dr John WALKER | lately Head, Arms Control & Disarmament Research, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Philip WOOD | President of British New Zealand Business Association, Wellington, New Zealand. | For services to British business in New Zealand |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Linds ALVAREZ | President, Gibraltar Island Games Association, Gibraltar. | For services to sports in Gibraltar |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Janet ANSCOMBE | Retired University Lecturer and Historian, Tenerife, Spain. | For services to the British Community in Tenerife |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Oluwakemi Linda BANKS | Clinical Psychologist, Anguilla. | For services to social and cultural development in Anguilla |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Andrew BIZLEY | lately Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Richard BONE | International Security Consultant. | For services to international security and counter-terrorism |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Detective Inspector Nicola BURTON | Police Liaison Officer. | For services to national security |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Kathryn CARELESS | Desk Officer, Innovation and Delivery Team, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to national security |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Gwen CARLISLE | lately Head Teacher, St Andrew’s College Asuncion, Paraguay. | For services to education in Paraguay |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Janet CHESNEY | Chief Executive Officer, The Chesney Trust, Malawi. | For services to girl’s education in Malawi |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Detective Chief Inspector Jake COLLEY | lately Counter-Terrorism Police Liaison Officer for Belgium, Metropolitan Police. | For services to international counter-terrorism |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Ian COWAN | Managing Director, Dal Sterling, Seoul, South Korea. | For services to the British community in Seoul and UK civil engineering |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | John DALLEY | Founder, Soi Dog Foundation, Phuket, Thailand. | For services to animal welfare in South East Asia |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Euan EDWORTHY | Public Relations Expert, Prague, Czech Republic. For services to UK/Czech Republic relations | For services to UK/Czech Republic relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Gabrielle EIREW | Director and Founder, RecordMeNow. | For services to charities and the terminally ill |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Diane FLYNN | Chair Selection Committee, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, New York, United States of America. | For services to UK/US educational links |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | The Reverend Dr Wycherley GUMBS | Chairman, Anguilla Christian Council. | For services to the spiritual community and the cultural heritage of Anguilla |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Major Nicholas HALLIDIE | Chairman, Friends of the British Cemetery, Elvas, Portugal. | For services to protecting British historical heritage in Portugal |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Georgina HOLLINGSWORTH | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Social Work Advisor. | For services to British nationals suffering mental health issues abroad |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Reverend Christopher HOWITZ | Anglican Chaplain, Muscat, Oman. | For services to the British community in Oman |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | John KELL | Research and Development Specialist in Automotive Sector Team, Department for International Trade. | For services to UK trade and investment |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Peter KELLOND | Honorary British Consul, Montego Bay, Jamaica. | For consular services to British nationals in Jamaica |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Simon KELLY | Country Director Angola, Department for International Trade. | For services to trade and investment |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Isabelle KERR | Manager, Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis Centre. | For services to British nationals abroad and at home victims of sexual assault and gender-based violence |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Jamil MALIK | Consular Manager, British Consulate General, Toronto, Canada. | For services to British nationals in Canada |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Andrew MALPASS | Founder and President, Paniman Group, Manila, The Philippines. | For services to Philippine seafarers and shipping |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Desmond MALPASS | International Liaison Officer, National Crime Agency. | For services to combatting serious organised crime |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Kate McGILCHRIST | lately Human Resources Business Partner for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | For services to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Farhana Haque PROMA | Pro-Consul, British High Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | For services to British nationals in Bangladesh |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Francis RAINSFORD | British Honorary Consul, Arequipa, Peru. | For services to British nationals in Peru |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Indira RAO | Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Ian REED | Director, Allied Forces Heritage Group, York. | For services commemorating UK/France wartime co-operation |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Clare SEARS-WOOD | lately Director Serbia and Western Balkans, British Council. | For services to cultural relations in the Western Balkans |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Veronica SENIOR | Teaching Centre Manager, British Council Portugal. | For services to UK/Portugal cultural relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Andrew SILL | Chairman, British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | For services to UK/Malaysia business relations |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Alma SIMMONS | Facilities Management Performance Manager, FCDO Services. | For services to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Richard M SLACK | lately Deputy Director Strategic Communications, Russia Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Margaret A SOUTHERN | lately Head Teacher, St Andrew’s College, Asuncion, Paraguay. | For services to education in Paraguay |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Janathan WEBSTER | Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Tony Sau-wo YU | Associate Director, Department for international Trade, British Consulate General, Hong Kong. | For services to business |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Philip G BAKER | Curator, Online Museum of Prisoners of War. | For services to prisoners of war of World War II and their families |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Linda CORCORAN | Executive Assistant, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to national security |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Barbara GEORGE | Retired Teacher and Member of the St Helena Island National Trust, St Helena. | For services to the cultural heritage of St Helena |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Georgina HAGUE | Tourism Safety Campaigner. | For services to the British community in the Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Linda SOUTHERN HEATHCOTT | President and Chief Executive Officer of Spruce Meadows Equestrian Centre, Alberta, Canada. For services to British equestrian, military and commercial interests in Alberta, Canada. | For services to British equestrian, military and commercial interests in Alberta, Canada |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Eileen HUNT | Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to British foreign policy |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Brian MCINTYRE | IT Manager, British Consulate General, New York, United States of America. | For services to the British Consulate General in New York |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Robin SHACKELL | Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn Islands and Consul General Auckland, New Zealand. | For services to environmental protection |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Nancy Christine SOUTHERN | Chair and Chief Executive Officer of ATCO Ltd and Executive Vice President of Spruce Meadows, Alberta, Canada. | For services to British equestrian, military and commercial interests in Alberta, Canada |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Andrew Hugh SWINNERTON | Honorary Administrator, British Cemetery, Lisbon, Portugal. For services to the British community in Lisbon | For services to the British community in Lisbon |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Ian WARREN | Volunteer, Menorca, Spain. | For services to the British community in Menorca |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | Wendy WELBERRY | Assistant Private Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. | For services to national security |
| Order of the British Empire | BEM | George WILLIAMS | Editor-in-Chief, Gulf Daily News, Bahrain. | For services to journalism |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Dr Rebecca EDWARDS | Chief Medical Officer, Falkland Islands. | For services to the Falkland Islands Community |
| Order of the British Empire (Officer) | OBE | Dr Michael John LEE | Chief Medical Officer, Cayman Islands. | For services to health |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Dr Christopher Kim-Ming HUI | Deputy Chief of Service, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen Hospital and Honorary Consultant, Royal Free London and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trusts. | For services to health |
| Order of the British Empire (Member) | MBE | Amina IBRAHIM | Operating Department Practitioner at St George’s Hospital and Founder/Team Leader of Somaliland Health Initiative. | For services to health |