Birthday Honours 2016
Kathleen White MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Manager
“For services to supporting medical research in developing countries.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to supporting medical research in developing countries.
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Order of the British Empire
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Kathleen Rose WHITE
Manager, Medical Research Council, The Gambia
For services to supporting medical research in developing countries.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 574 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 40% of the list.
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Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2016
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Lanarkshire
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West Yorkshire
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Alison Gilligan
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Devon
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Allan Devlin
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Lanarkshire
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Amanda Aldous
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Hampshire
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Andrew Blyth
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Hampshire
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Matthew Ellis
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Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Wilfred Eaton
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Martha Holman
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Scott Dunning
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
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Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
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St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2553089. View the official notice ↗
Published 11 June 2016.
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