New Year Honours 2018
Karyn Dunning MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Asylum and Humanitarian Operations.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Asylum and Humanitarian Operations.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Karyn DUNNING
Head of Detained Casework, Immigration Enforcement, Home Office
For services to Asylum and Humanitarian Operations.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 542 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 39% of the list.
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603 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Glasgow
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Devon
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“For services to UK/Georgia relations.”
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“For services to UK/Eswatini relations and to British Nationals in Eswatini.”
Christina Miller
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“For services to UK/Korea Relations in the areas of Science and Health.”
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Daniel Horn-phathanothai
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“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Edith Caldwell
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938328. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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