New Year Honours 2020
Laurence Lee CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Director
“For services to British foreign policy.”
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
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotion 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:
Laurence John LEE
Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
For services to British foreign policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
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The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 8 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 1% of the list.
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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 2020
Catherine Adams
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Christopher Barton
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2020
“For services to Trade, Diversity and Inclusion.”
David Molyneux
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2020
Frodsham, Cheshire
“For services to Controlling Neglected Tropical Diseases.”
Jonathan Hall
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2020
London, Greater London
“For public service.”
Lindsay Croisdale-appleby
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2020
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Rachel Kyte
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2020
“For services to Energy and combating Climate Change.”
Scott Livingstone
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2020
“For services to British foreign policy.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454550. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
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