New Year Honours 2026
Stephen Benedict Hickey CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Director Middle East and North Africa
Recognised in the New Year Honours 2026 with the Companion 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
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased 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:
Stephen Benedict HICKEY
Director Middle East and North Africa, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
For services to British Foreign Policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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