Birthday Honours 2021
Simon Lord McDONALD Of Salford GCMG
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
former Permanent under Secretary
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 2021 with the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.
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
12 June 2021
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:
G.C.M.G.
To be an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Simon Gerard Lord McDONALD OF SALFORD K.C.M.G. K.C.V.O.
former Permanent under Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
For services to British foreign policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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