Honorary decorations and awards are occasionally granted to people from other countries who have made a significant contribution to relations between the United Kingdom and their own country. These awards are granted on the advice of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

HM The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following honorary British awards since January 2008:

The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

Mr Claude MANDIL, CMG
For services to Energy and Climate Change Policy

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

(Civil Division)

Mr Francisco Alberto ITZAINA SANCHEZ, CBE
For services to UK-Brazil commercial relations

Dr Seung-Han LEE, CBE
For services to UK-Korean commercial relations

Mr Daniel Milton ROONEY, CBE
For services to the Northern Ireland Peace Process

Dr (Robert) Darryl BANKS, OBE
For services to the Rhodes and Marshalls Scholarships

Ms Mary Patricia CROWLEY, OBE
For services to Children and Families in the UK

Ms Deborah JAMIESON, OBE
For services against Domestic Violence

Ms Norma JARBOE, OBE
For services to Social Inclusion

Dr Ashok KHOSLA, OBE
For services to Rural Development in India

Mr Leslie KOO, OBE
For services to British Business

Mr Hugh Michael KOWARSKY, OBE
For services to the British Embassy in Israel

Mr Guiseppe Toni MASCOLO, OBE
For services to Hairdressing

Professor Paul McMahan MATTHEWS, OBE
For services to Neuroscience

Dr Daleep Satyanand MUKARJI, OBE
For services to Development Charities

M. Jean-Marc PUISSESSEAU, OBE
For services to UK-French commercial relations

Mr Alan George Windsor ROOT, OBE
For services to Wildlife Film-making

Dr Rohit BARMAN, MBE
For medical services to the British Deputy High Commission and British community in Mumbai

M. Joël-Guy BATTEAUX, MBE
For services to UK-French relations

Ms Paula Maria Pimentel Peito DE OLIVEIRA CRUZ, MBE
For services to education and culture on behalf of the British Council in Portugal

Mr Edward KIRWAN, MBE
For services to Disadvantaged People in East Belfast

Ms Hizuru TAKAMI, MBE
For services towards the promotion of UK-Japan youth links in the NGO sector

Lt Col Eiliv Jørgen THORHEIM, MBE
For services to the maintenance of Commonwealth War Graves in Norway

Ms Sharon Fae WITHERSPOON, MBE
For services to Social Science