Birthday Honours 2022
Martin Longden CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
London Gazette notice
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Overseas and international list
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
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 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:
Dr. Martin Andrew LONGDEN O.B.E.
lately Charge d’Affaires ad Interim, UK Mission to Afghanistan, Doha
For services to British Foreign Policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 9 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 1% of the list.
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Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the Birthday Honours 2022
Adrian Jowett
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“For services to tackling global Climate Change and supporting the UK Presidency of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference.”
Jonathan Powell
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicholas Bridge
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“For services to tackling global Climate Change.”
Nicholas O’donohoe
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“For services to global Impact Investment.”
Nigel Topping
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“For services to tackling global Climate Change and supporting the UK Presidency of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference.”
Paul Symington
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“For services to UK/Portugal relations and Social and Environmental Sustainability in the Douro region of Portugal.”
Velavan Gnanendran
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“For services to UK Climate, Development and Environmental policy.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4083786. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
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