CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD
St. James's Palace, London SW1
13 June 2009

The QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST

C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
BURROWS, Stephen, Principal of Arup. For services to civil engineering overseas.
OUGHTON, The Honourable Alfred Thomas, M.B.E., lately President of the Senate, Bermuda.
REES, Professor Elmer Gethin, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
SASSOON, Vidal. For services to the British hairdressing industry.

O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
ALEXANDER, Robert Manus O'Donel, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
ANDREWS, Trevor, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
HALL-BEAN, Judith Elise, Mrs., Assistant Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office. For public service, Bermuda.
CHEW, David Vincent Wilkin, Cellist, Music Teacher and Founding Director of the Rio International Cello Festival. For services to music in Brazil.
CLOVER, James George, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
CUMMING, Alan, Actor, Producer and Presenter. For services to film, theatre and the arts and to activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA.
DAVIES, Keith Robert, lately Director, British Council, Vietnam.
HARRISON, Robert James, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
HAYNES, Dr. Christopher Michael, lately Managing Director, Nigeria LNG. For services to the British oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
HILTON, Ms Isabel Nancy, Founder and Editor, China Dialogue. For services to promoting environmental awareness in China.
IVEMY, Ms Amanda Jane, UK Border Agency International Group Regional Manager, Russian Federation and Commonwealth of Independent States.
LLEWELLYN-JONES, Benedict Hugh Kevin, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
MACSORLEY, Dominic, Operations Director, Concern Worldwide, USA. For services to international humanitarian aid.
MILNER, Dr. Alan, Editor and Publisher of law reports. For services to good governance in Africa, the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
MOYLE, Ms Edna Marie, lately Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Cayman Islands.
NICHOLLS, Paul, President and Founder, Team Continuum Inc. For services to cancer patients and their families in the USA and the UK.
RACK, Martin Elliott, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
RUDGARD, Dr. Deanna Ruth Tak Yung, Philanthropist. For services to promoting links between universities in Hong Kong and the UK.
SCARTH, James, Director, British Council, Saudi Arabia.
THOMAS, Rosemary, Mrs., lately First Secretary, Counter Narcotics Team, British Embassy, Afghanistan.
TURNER, Ian, lately Senior Prisons Adviser, British Embassy, Afghanistan.
WALKER, Professor Michael, Research and Development Director, Vodafone. For services to the telecommunications industry.

M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
ASPINALL, John Philip, President, Virgin Islands Search and Rescue. For services to the community, British Virgin Islands.
BARKER, Jonathan David, Senior Consultant, Literature Department, British Council.
BELILO, Mesod, President, Justice of the Peace. For services to justice and to the community, Gibraltar.
BISHOP, Fiona Mary Florence, Mrs., Treasurer, The Royal British Legion. For services to British ex-servicemen and women, Hong Kong.
BROWN, Antony, lately Pro-Consul, British High Commission, South Africa.
BUTTERFIELD, The Honourable Dorothy Neletha Isobel, J.P., M.P., Founding Owner and Director, Children and Adults Reaching for Education (CARE). For services to education, Bermuda.
CONNOR, Ms Jacqueline Lesley, Joint Co-founder and former Chair, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lesbian and Gay Group.
CROOKS, The Reverend Peter James. For services to seafarers and the community, Yemen.
CROXSON, Graeme John, Second Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
DEL GUERCIO, Gerardo, Current IT Systems Workstream Manager, UK Border Agency International Group. For services to the creation and implementation of major IT systems.
DONEGAN, Susan Peta, Mrs., lately Third Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to consular assistance.
DREW, Jonathan Iqbal, Joint Co-founder and former Chair, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lesbian and Gay Group.
FORTUNE, Alistair James, Military English Support Project Manager, British Council, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
GENTER, Joanna Elizabeth, Mrs., Third Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
GOODRICKE, Ms Joy Katharine Ivy. For services to charitable activities in Spain.
HOBBS, Dorothy Heleen, Mrs., Vice Consul Nationality, British High Commission, South Africa.
BLAKE-JAMES, Richard Eric, Second Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
JEMETTA, Laurence Edward, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
JONES, George Fender. For services to the British war dead at the Du­rnbach Commonwealth War Grave, Munich.
LAKE, Cecil William. For services to culture, sports and the community, Montserrat.
MACDONALD, Alastair Stronach. For services to the resolution of boundary disputes in Africa and to cartography more generally.
MARSHALL, Robin Andrew, Journalist. Lately Managing Editor, Budapest Sun. For services to British/Hungarian relations.
MCGURK, Francis, lately Deputy Director, European School of Brussels. For services to education in Belgium.
OLIVERO, Emily Adamberry, Mrs. For services to the community in the field of mental health, Gibraltar.
ROSS, Miss Emma Elizabeth, Second Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
SUMMERS, Dr. Geoffrey Denis, Lecturer, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. For services to British archaeological research in Turkey.
THOMPSON, James Brian, Manager, Trade and Investment, British Consulate-General, Australia.
WATERS, David Lawson. For services to underprivileged young people and to cricket in Kenya.
YON, Ms Coral Rose, Lieutenant, Salvation Army. For services to the community, St. Helena.

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