CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD
St. James's Palace, London SW1
31 December 2010

The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

C.M.G.
To be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companion, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Thomas Fletcher, lately Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister.

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST

G.C.M.G.
To be an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, K.C.M.G., lately Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

K.C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commander, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Simon Lawrance Gass, C.M.G., C.V.O., H.M. Ambassador, Iran.

Professor Eldryd Hugh Owen Parry, O.B.E., Trustee and Founder, Tropical Health and Education Trust. For services to healthcare development in Africa.

C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

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, O.B.E., H.M. Consul-General, Shanghai, China.

Simon Mark Featherstone, lately Director, Shanghai Expo 2010, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Henderson Alexander (Sandy) Gall, C.B.E., 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, M.B.E., 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.

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