Birthday Honours 2017
Michael Hammond CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to International Development.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
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 promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Michael Arnold HAMMOND
For services to International Development.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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East Sussex
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“For services to International Development.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 110 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 8% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
603 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
Adrian Packer
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“For services to Education.”
Aisha Gill
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London
“For services to Tackling Forced Marriage, Honour Crimes and Violence against Women.”
Alan Smith
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Surrey
“For voluntary service to Royal Air Force Personnel.”
Alasdair Hay
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Dundee
“For services to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.”
Alexander Greensill
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Cheshire
“For services to the Economy.”
Alexandra Marks
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London
“For public service.”
Alexandra Walsham
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to History.”
Alison Munro (mrs. Reeves)
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London
“For services to the Rail Industry.”
Amanda Levete
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London
“For services to Architecture.”
Andrew Harter
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Engineering.”
Andrew Hattersley
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Devon
“For services to Medical Science.”
Andrew Mcnab
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Cornwall
“For services to Literacy and Charity.”
Ani Magill
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Elliott
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London
“For services to Publishing.”
Anthony Juniper
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Conservation.”
Barbara Gubbins
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Durham
“For services to the Voluntary and Community Sectors.”
Bernard Mccaughey
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Belfast
“For public service.”
Bernard Taylor
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Business, Education and the Arts.”
Beverley Bell
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Lancashire
“For services to Road Safety and the Freight Industry.”
Carl O’brien
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Suffolk
“For services to the Management of Internationally-shared Fisheries.”
Carlos Frenk
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Durham
“For services to Cosmology and the Public Dissemination of Basic Science.”
Carol Brayne
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Public Health Medicine.”
Charles Skene
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Aberdeenshire
“For services to Business and Enterprise Promotion.”
Charlotte Clark
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London
“For services to the Department for Work and Pensions.”
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Fiona Johnston
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“For services to Education and Charity in Ghana and to UK/Ghana Relations.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
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“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
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.”
Gary Millar
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Business and to International Relations.”
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.”
Joanna Keating
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to International Development.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Martin Kent
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
Paul Berman
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy and to International Law.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Nunzia Bertali
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to UK/Italy Relations and to the community in Wirral.”
Peter Sidebotham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Georgia relations.”
Richard Tilley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Eswatini relations and to British Nationals in Eswatini.”
Christina Miller
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Foreign Policy.”
Sarah Annable-gardner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development in Ghana.”
Kwangwook Cho
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Korea Relations in the areas of Science and Health.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Edith Caldwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid and Development.”
Gary Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Business, Industry and the UK Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804138. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (East Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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