New Year Honours 2025
Simon Walters CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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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
31 December 2024
THE KING 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:
Simon Christopher WALTERS
H.M. Ambassador, British Embassy Tel Aviv
For services to British Foreign Policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 11 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — 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 2025
Alan Groom
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“For services to International Disaster and Emergency Aid.”
Ashley Moffett
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“For services to Women’s Reproductive Health and, to Clinical Research and Practice in Africa.”
Diane Corner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Huw Llewellyn
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“For services to International Law.”
John Edwards
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“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
Matthew Wyatt
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“For services to International Development and UK Humanitarian Operations overseas.”
Michael Harman
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“For services to National Security.”
Rachel King
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Richard Squire
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Stephen Mannion
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“For services to Trauma Surgery within Conflict and Disaster Zones Worldwide.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782545. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
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