New Year Honours 2016
John Rankin CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
High Commissioner
“For services to British foreign policy.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Diplomatic service and overseas list
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
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 Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
John James RANKIN
former High Commissioner, Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Maldives
For services to British foreign policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- High Commissioner
“For services to British foreign policy.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 5 times in the New Year Honours List 2016.
What organisation were they with?
High Commissioner.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 2016
Caroline Wilson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2016
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Denis Keefe
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2016
“For services to British foreign policy.”
John Freeman
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2016
“For services to the promotion and defence of British interests in Argentina.”
Paul Ritchie
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2016
“For services to enhance Diplomacy and National Security.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453751. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
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