Birthday Honours 2017
Mark Stephens CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
• Egypt; now Regional Director
“For services to UK/Egypt cultural relations.”
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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
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Mark Leslie STEPHENS
former British Council Country Director, Egypt; now Regional Director, South Asia
For services to UK/Egypt cultural relations.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to UK/Egypt cultural relations.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 11 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Egypt; now Regional Director.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803391. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
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