2006 New Year Honours - United Kingdom - Order of The British Empire - Officers of The Order of The British Empire (OBE)

Officers of The Order of The British Empire (OBE)

Military Division

Navy

• Surgeon Commander (now Surgeon Commodore) Peter John Buxton, Royal Navy.
• Colonel Edward Grant Martin Davis, MBE, Royal Marines.
• Commodore Duncan Campbell McGregor Fergusson, Royal Navy.
• Commander Pamela Joyce Healy, RD, Royal Naval Reserve.
• Commander Graeme Terence Little, Royal Navy.
• Captain Michael Leigh Davis-Marks, Royal Navy.
• Commander Simon Jonathon Russell, Royal Navy.

Army

• Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Ian Drake (537766), Corps of Royal Engineers.
• Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Huw Taylor Franks (508838), Intelligence Corps.
• Colonel Julian Richard Free, MBE (524912), late Royal Regiment of Artillery.
• Captain Mark Gaunt (563434), Grenadier Guards.
• Lieutenant Colonel Valerie Heather Hall (511460), Adjutant General's Corps (Educational and Trainng Support Branch).
• Lieutenant Colonel David Alan Kelly (520747), The Royal Logistic Corps.
• Lieutenant Colonel Colin Philip Graham Martin, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
• Lieutenant Colonel Stuart John Craig Tootal (527693), The Parachute Regiment.
• Colonel Nicholas Welch, MBE (519611), lately The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Regiment.
• Lieutenant Colonel Paul Nicholas Willmott, T.D. (518393), Royal Corps of Signals, Territorial Army.

Air Force

• Wing Commander Kevin John Baldwin (8117164F), Royal Air Force.
• Wing Commander Simon John Blake, MBE (8027911K), Royal Air Force.
• Wing Commander David Kai Ming Chan (8027809C), Royal Air Force.
• Wing Commander Stephen Harry Cockram (8028026C), Royal Air Force.
• Wing Commander Adrian Peter Lewis (8087022G), Royal Air Force.
• Wing Commander Richard Charles Read (8024211S), Royal Air Force.
• Group Captain Ian Nicholas Wood (5203307W), Royal Air Force.

Civil Division

• Captain Alan Thomas Roach, Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
• Robert Arthur (Roy) Adams, Executive Director, Laing O'Rourke. For services to Economic Development and Community Relations in North Belfast.
• Nadra Ahmed, Chairman, National Care Homes Association. For services to Social Care.
• Dennis John Alexander, lately Head, Virology Department, Veterinary Laboratories Agency.
• John Douglas Allan, Sheriff, Lothian and Borders. For services to the Administration of Justice.
• Christopher Austin, lately Executive Director, Community Rail Development, Strategic Rail Authority and Chairman, West Somerset Railway Company. For services to Passenger Transport.
• The Right Reverend John Austin, lately Bishop of Aston, Birmingham. For services to Inter-faith Relations.
• Tim Austin. For services to Business and to the community in Hampshire.
• Philippa Lucy Foster Back, Non-Executive Director, Defence Management Board and Chairman, Defence Audit Committee. For services to the Defence Industry.
• Gillian Elaine Baker, Inspector, West Midlands Police. For services to the Police.
• Jenifer Anne Cooper Baker, lately Head of Volunteering and Community Involvement, National Trust. For services to Heritage.
• Lady Carole Bamford, Vice-Chairman, FULL STOP Campaign, NSPCC and President, Mid-Staffordshire NSPCC Branch. For services to Children and Families.
• John Alfred Barker. For services to the Corporation and City of London.
• Alan John Bates, Chairman, Chatham Historic Dockyards Volunteer Service. For services to Heritage.
• Peter James Samuel Bates, Chairman, NHS Tayside. For services to Social Work and to the NHS in Tayside.
• Frances Mary Beckett, Chief Executive, Church Urban Fund and Chairman, Home Office Advisory Group on the Voluntary and Community Sector. For services to Disadvantaged People.
• Ronald Bell, Specialist Inspector, Health and Safety Executive.
• Elinor Bennett, Harpist. For services to Music in Wales.
• Sanjeev Bhaskar, Actor and Writer. For services to Entertainment.
• Manju Bhavani, Consultant Haematologist, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust. For services to Medicine.
• Roy William Bishop, QFSM, Deputy Commissioner, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. For services to the Fire Service and to the people of London.
• Heston Blumenthal, Chef and Restaurant Proprietor. For services to the Hospitality Industry.
• Ozwald Boateng, Tailor. For services to the Clothing Industry.
• Wendy Bourton, Chief Executive, Care and Repair Cymru. For services to the community in Wales.
• Rebecca Margaret Bower, Head of Finance, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For services to Horticulture.
• John Frederick Bowley, lately Director of Corporate Services, Assembly Parliamentary Service, National Assembly for Wales.
• Nicholas Patrick Bracken, Detective Chief Superintendent, British Transport Police. For services to the Police.
• Professor Julia Ruth Briggs, Professor of English and Women's Studies, De Montfort University. For services to Education.
• Professor John Brindley, Governor, York St. John College. For services to Higher Education.
• Tom Brock, Chief Executive, Scottish Seabird Centre. For services to the Tourist Industry.
• Ian Brown, Chairman, Pesticide Residues Committee. For service to Food Safety.
• Margery McLennan Browning, lately Acting HM Chief Inspector of Education, Scottish Executive.
• William Henry Buckley, Director for Operator Licensing, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.
• Margaret Yvonne Busby. For services to Literature and to Publishing.
• Ken Caldwell, Director, International Operations, Save the Children (UK). For services to Children and Families.
• John Kevin Laurence Canavan, lately Resources Director, Resources Directorate, Child Support Agency, Northern Ireland Executive.
• Alfred Carr, Director-General, British Frozen Food Federation. For services to the Food Industry.
• Peter John Carter, Chief Executive, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust. For services to the NHS.
• Professor David Cesarani, Adviser, Holocaust Memorial Day. For services to Holocaust Education.
• Peter John Michael Clarke, CVO, QPM, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police.
• Bronwen Cohen, Chief Executive, Children in Scotland. For services to Children and Families in Scotland.
• Robbie Coltrane, Actor. For services to Drama.
• Clare Joanne Connor, MBE, Captain, England Women's Cricket Team. For services to Cricket.
• Sarah Cooke, lately Director, British Institute of Human Rights. For services to Human Rights.
• Griselda Mary Cooper, Consultant Anaesthetist, Birmingham Women's Hospital. For services to Medicine.
• Beryl Dorothy Corner, Senior Fellow, Royal College of Physicians. For services to Paediatric Medicine.
• David Cropper, lately Area Manager, Highways Agency.
• Paul Andrew Cuttill, Chief Operating Officer, EDF Energy plc. For services to the Energy Industry.
• Raymond David Cutting, Engineering Director, Marshall SV. For services to the Defence Industry.
• Professor Angela Dale, Professor of Quantitative Social Research, University of Manchester. For services to Social Science.
• Professor Philip John Dale, Member, Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission. For services to Science.
• Susan Daniels, Chief Executive, National Deaf Children's Society and Disability Rights Commissioner. For services to Children with Special Needs.
• Charles Richard Cameron Dennis. For services to the Staffordshire Pottery Industry.
• Joyce Nora Dobson, Leader, Boston Borough Council. For services to Local Government.
• Graeme Dermott Stuart Dunlop, lately President, European Community Shipowners' Associations. For services to the Shipping Industry.
• Lady Ann Christine Eames, Commissioner, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
• Victor John East, Revaluation Project Manager, Valuation Office Agency.
• John Richard Martin Edwards, lately Chairman, Academy of Food and Wine Service. For services to the Hospitality Industry.
• Horace Arnold Elson. For services to the Poultry Industry.
• Robert Mark Evans. For public service.
• Janet Ann Farenden, Deputy Head of Branch, Private Funding Regulation Branch, Department for Constitutional Affairs.
• Janette Fellows, Assistant Director, Quality Improvement and People Team, HM Revenue and Customs.
• Helen Lesley Fentimen, Chief Executive, South East Sheffield Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.
• Peter Fenwick, Chief Engineering Inspector, Department of Trade and Industry.
• Ian Firth, Head of Planning Casework, Development Department, Scottish Executive.
• Martin Flaherty, Director of Operations, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare.
• Kate Anne Flannery, Inspector, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. For services to the Police.
• Duncan Anthony Gwynne Fletcher, England Cricket Coach. For services to Cricket.
• Colonel George Mason Gadd, Chairman, British Korean Veterans' Association. For services to Ex-Service men and women.
• Daniel William Joseph Galvin. For services to Hairdressing.
• David Garrard, lately Headteacher, Smitham Primary School, Coulsdon, Croydon, Surrey. For services to Education.
• Rebecca George, Director, UK Government Business, IBM. For services to the IT Industry.
• Robert Gibson, lately Leader, Stockton Council. For services to Local Government in the North East.
• Roger Graef, Writer and Filmmaker. For services to Broadcasting.
• David Anthony Graveney, Chairman of Selectors, England and Wales Cricket Board. For services to Cricket.
• David Thomas Green, Chief Executive, Liverpool Housing Action Trust. For services to Urban Regeneration.
• Jennifer Griffiths, Chairman of the Board, Connexions Surrey Partnership Ltd. For services to Young People.
• Peter Albert Griffiths, lately Director of Health Sciences, Lincoln and Louth NHS Trust. For services to Physical Sciences.
• Juris George Grinsbergs, Chairman, National Employment Panel, Liverpool and Sefton Employer Coalition. For services to Welfare to Work.
• Rosalind Gulson, Headteacher, Walton Girls' High School, Grantham, Lincolnshire. For services to Education.
• Professor Neva Elizabeth Haites, Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen. For services to Medicine.
• Professor Francoise Jane Hampson, Professor of Law, University of Essex. For services to International Law and to Human Rights.
• Alexander John Hannam, Group Managing Director, Flight Operations and Services, Cobham plc. For services to the Defence Industry.
• Susan Hawkett, Nursing Adviser and Team Leader, Supportive and Palliative Care, Department of Health.
• Robert John Higgs, Chief Executive, Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association. For services to the Environment.
• Agnes Elizabeth Nan Hill, Consultant Paediatrician, South and East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust. For services to Medicine.
• Alan Charles Hinkes, Mountaineer. For services to Sport.
• Sandra Holtby, lately Head, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. For services to Higher Education.
• William Anthony Horncastle, Chairman, Horncastle Group plc. For services to Business and to Charity in East Riding of Yorkshire.
• Fahmia Huda, Grade 7, National Holocaust Memorial Trust, Home Office.
• David Hughes, Grade B2, Ministry of Defence.
• Graham Alfred Hughes, Land Registrar, HM Land Registry.
• Maureen Hughes, North East Regional Director, Literacy for the National Primary Strategy. For services to Education.
• William Peredur Hughes, Head, National Farmers' Union, Cymru. For services to Agriculture in Wales.
• Margaret Sheila Hyde. For services to the Voluntary Sector.
• Roberta Anne Jacobsen, Director, London Health Observatory. For services to Public Health.
• Simon William Geoffrey Jenkin. For services to Education.
• John Peter Jenkins. For services to the Finance Industry.
• Glenys Mary Jones, Chairman, Older People's Committee, Association of Directors of Social Services. For services to Social Care.
• Hefin Jones, General Medical Practitioner and Chairman, Welsh Medical Committee. For services to Medicine in South Wales.
• Hefin Jones, Q.F.S.M., Chief Fire Officer, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.
• David Gerald William Kaye, Print Services Manager, Ordnance Survey.
• Frank Keenan, lately Headteacher, St. Thomas More High School for Boys, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend, Essex. For services to Education.
• Kenneth William Keir, Managing Director, Honda (UK) and Senior Vice-President, Honda Motor Europe Ltd. For services to the Automotive Industry.
• Thomas Kelly. For public service.
• Brian Kerr, lately Chairman, National Association of Local Councils. For services to Local Government.
• Melvyn Kershaw, Headteacher, Haybridge High School and Sixth Form, Hagley, Worcestershire. For services to Education.
• Leroy Richard Arthur Kettle, Senior Policy Adviser on Disability Rights, Department for Work and Pensions.
• Nazia Khanum, For services to Community Relations and to Equal Opportunities in Luton.
• Professor Kathleen Kiernan, Professor of Social Policy and Demography, University of York. For services to Social Science.
• Trevor John Knight, Executive Head, Library, Heritage and Registration Services, Sutton. For services to Local Government.
• Marc Andrew Koska, Director, Star Syringe. For services to Global Healthcare.
• William Harley Lawton, T.D., Chairman of Trustees, Pain Relief Foundation. For services to Health.
• Michael Lee. For services to the London 2012 Olympic Bid.
• Michael Leeke, Managing Director, J. H. Leeke and Sons Ltd, Llantrisant. For services to the Retail and Leisure Industries and to the community in South Wales.
• Ashley Leiman, Founder and Director, Orangutan Foundation UK. For services to the Conservation of Orangutans.
• Elizabeth Jane Lewis, Grade B2, Ministry of Defence.
• Isabella Elizabeth Lind, Headteacher, Ravenscraig Primary School. For services to Education in Inverclyde.
• John Lindsay, Chief Executive, East Lothian Council. For services to Local Government.
• David Philip Linnell, Principal, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe. For services to Further Education.
• Rachel Lipscomb, JP, lately Chairman, Magistrates' Association. For services to the Administration of Justice.
• Ian Livingstone, Product Acquisition Director, Eidos Interactive Ltd.. For services to the Computer Games Industry.
• Professor Adrian Long, Lecturer, Queen's University, Belfast. For services to Higher Education and to Engineering.
• Michael Long, HR Reward Specialist, HM Treasury.
• Jurat David Charles Lowe. For services to the Guernsey Royal Court.
• Michael Richard Lynch, Founder and Chief Executive, Autonomy. For services to Enterprise.
• Professor Norbert Casper Lynton, Chairman, Charleston Trust. For services to Art and to Heritage.
• Robert Murdo MacLeod, lately Managing Director, Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. For services to the Aviation Industry in the Highlands and Islands.
• Royston Keith Maldoom. For services to Dance.
• Brian Raymond Marker, Principal Scientific Officer, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
• Clive Maurice Marks. For charitable services and for services to Christian/Jewish Relations.
• David William Martin, Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.
• Karen Matheson, Singer. For services to Scottish Music.
• Major Muriel McClenahan. For services to the community in London.
• David Robert McCreath, lately Director, Scottish Quality Cereals and Board Member, Simpsons Malt. For services to the Malting Industry.
• Alastair McInnes, Sales Support Director, MBDA. For services to Export.
• Robin George McInnes, Chairman, Coastal Groups of England and Wales. For services to Flood and to Coastal Protection.
• Evelyn Justina Asante-Mensah, Chairman, Central Manchester Primary Care Trust:; Chief Executive, Black Health Agency & Chairman, Manchester Health Inequalities Partnership. For services to Healthcare.
• Ian George Tweedie Miller, Chairman of Skill Scotland, National Bureau for Students with Disabilities. For services to Education.
• Alexander Moffat, Artist and Head of Painting, Glasgow School of Art. For services to Art.
• Yvonne Laraine Moran Moreno, Crown Prosecutor, Crown Prosecution Service.
• Christopher Moyes, Chief Executive, The Go-Ahead Group plc and Chairman, GoSkills, Sector Skills Council for Passenger Transport. For services to Passenger Transport.
• Thomas Wilfred Mulryne, lately Principal, Methodist College, Belfast. For services to Education.
• Philip Anthony Neale, Tour Manager, England and Wales Cricket Board. For services to Cricket.
• The Very Reverend Kenneth Norman Ernest Newell, lately Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. For services to Community Relations in Northern Ireland.
• Barry Nicholls, Grade 6, The Pension Service.
• Jeremy Nichols, D.L. For services to the Sea Cadet Corps in Scotland and North East England.
• Alan Richard Norman. For services to Telecommunications.
• Hilary Elizabeth Omissi, Deputy Director for Children and Learners, Government Office for the South East.
• Professor Upkar Singh Pardesi, Dean of Business School, University of Central England. For services to Higher Education.
• Christopher Wallace Passmore, Farmer. For services to Nature Conservation and to Agriculture.
• Maganbhai Paragbhai Patel, President, Gujarat Hindu Association. For services to Community Relations in Leicestershire.
• Professor Patricia Ida Peattie, lately Assistant Principal, Napier University. For services to Education and to Health in Scotland.
• Paul Louis Pedley, Executive Deputy Chairman, Redrow plc. For services to Business in Wales.
• Alan Francis Pegler, President, Ffestiniog Railway. For services to Railway Heritage.
• Robin Anthony Pellew, Chief Executive, National Trust for Scotland. For services to Conservation.
• Brian Anthony Peters, JP, Chairman, Peters plc. For services to Business and to the community in Chichester, West Sussex.
• Katerina Frances Phillips, Director, External Relations, Christian Aid. For services to Disadvantaged People.
• Marta Rose Phillips, Chairman, Servite Houses. For services to Social Housing.
• John Player, Headteacher, Grange Technology College, Bradford, West Yorkshire. For services to Education.
• Ronald Gardner Porter, Managing Director, Charles Tennant and Co (Northern Ireland) Ltd. For services to the Roads Industry in Northern Ireland.
• Dai Powell, Chief Executive, Hackney Community Transport. For services to Disabled People.
• Michael John Power, lately Chief Operating Officer, London 2012 Ltd. For services to Sport.
• Rhiannedd Pratley, lately Executive-Director Wales, Basic Skills Agency. For services to Education in Wales.
• Kieran Thomas Preston, Clerk, West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority. For services to Public Transport.
• Helen Marcia Puckey, lately Headteacher, Hempshill Hall Primary School, Bulwell, Nottingham. For services to Education.
• Reginald George Purnell, Chief Engineer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
• Shelagh Rae, lately Director, Education and Leisure Services, Renfrewshire Council. For services to Education.
• Susan Elizabeth Wilson Raikes, Chief Executive, Thames Valley Partnership. For services to Community Safety.
• Gordon James Ramsay, Chef and Restaurant Proprietor. For services to the Hospitality Industry.
• John Nellies Ramsay, lately Chief Executive, COGENT. For services to Training and Lifelong Learning in Scotland.
• Catharina Reynolds, Grade A, Olympic Games Unit, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
• Professor Greta Ann Richards, Panel Assessor, Civil Service Selection Board. For public service.
• Professor Peter Thomas Ricketts, Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham. For services to Medieval Languages and Literature.
• Ann Robinson, Principal, Woodhouse College, Barnet, London. For services to Further Education.
• Nicholas Robinson, Head of Policy and Ministerial Support, UK Trade and Investment.
• Cheryl Rolph, Director of People and Performance, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Fire and Rescue Services.
• Malcolm Roughead, Marketing Director, VisitScotland. For services to the Tourist Industry.
• Professor Edmund Charles Penning-Rowsell. For services to Flood Risk Management.
• Michael Ruddock. For services to Welsh Rugby.
• Professor Anthony John Ryan, ICI Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Sheffield. For services to Science.
• Margaret Scanlan, Member, Scottish Legal Aid Board. For services to the Administration of Justice in Scotland.
• David Scholes. For services to the Communications Industry.
• Elizabeth Ann Marie Scott, B1, Ministry of Defence.
• Professor Andrew Self, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise), Kingston University. For services to Higher Education.
• Debbie Sell, Head of Speech and Language Therapy, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust. For services to the NHS.
• Norman Sharp, Director of Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Scotland Office. For services to Higher Education.
• Anne Jane Shevas, lately Chief Press Officer, Prime Minister's Office.
• Professor Ian Alexander Charles Sinclair, Research Professor, Social Work Research and Development Unit, University of York.
• John Pashawar Singh, Member, School Teachers' Review Body. For services to Education.
• Sister Isabel Smyth, lately Chief Executive, Scottish Inter-faith Council. For services to Inter-faith Relations.
• Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, Actress. For services to Drama.
• Penelope Streeter, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ambition 24hours. For services to Women's Enterprise and to Business.
• Lesley Stubbings, Council Member, Sheep Veterinary Society. For services to the Livestock Industry.
• John Summers, lately Chief Executive, Keep Scotland Beautiful. For services to the Environment.
• Alan Sykes, lately Her Majesty's Inspector and Assistant Divisional Manager, Research Analysis and International Division, Office for Standards in Education.
• James Bradley Taylor, Chief Executive, Northern Lighthouse Board. For services to the Maritime Industry.
• Helen Margaret Taylor-Thompson, MBE. For services to Health and Welfare in the UK and Africa.
• Keith William Oram Thomson, lately Chief Executive, North West Wales NHS Trust. For services to the NHS in Wales.
• John Thorley, Chief Executive, National Sheep Association. For services to Sheep Farming.
• The Most Venerable Medagama Vagiragnana, Head, London Buddhist Vihara. For services to Inter-faith Relations.
• Michael Paul Vaughan, England Cricket Captain. For services to Cricket.
• Meredith Vivian, Head of Patient Public Involvement, Department of Health.
• David Francis Walker, Chairman, British Potato Council. For services to Agriculture.
• Professor Alan George Waller, Visiting Professor, International Supply Chain Management, Cranfield University and President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. For services to Logistics.
• Graham John Walters. For services to Business and to the community in South Wales.
• Unni Krishna Kundukalangara Wariyar, Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. For services to Medicine.
• Lady Suzanne Elizabeth Warner. For services to Plant Conservation.
• Clive Warren, lately Head of Overseas Territories Department, Department for International Development.
• Owen Watkin, Chief Executive, Ceredigion County Council. For services to Local Government in Wales.
• Michael John Wear, Chairman, Vehicle Crime Reduction Action Team. For public service.
• Jeffrey James West, lately Policy Director, English Heritage. For services to the Historic Environment.
• Peter Robert White, lately Secretary, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. For services to Heritage.
• Stephen Whittle, lately Controller, Editorial Policy, BBC. For services to Broadcasting.
• Alastair Walter Wilson, Consultant, Accident and Emergency, Royal London Hospital. For services to Medicine.
• Kim Winser, Chief Executive, Pringle of Scotland. For services to the Textiles Industry.
• Jeanette Winterson, Writer. For services to Literature.
• Sally Anne Witcher, Chairman, Disability Employment Advisory Committee. For services to Disabled People.
• Lady Kathleen Audrey Wood. For services to Conservation in Oxfordshire.
• Professor Ashley Woodcock, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester. For services to the Montreal Protocol.
• Clive Alan Woolf, Solicitor. For services to the Privy Council.
• Peter John Workman. For services to the International Festival of the Sea.
• Christopher John Wright, lately Head, Western Manuscripts, British Library. For services to Scholarship.
• John Mitchel Wylie, Chief Executive, Ulster Supported Employment Limited. For services to Disabled People.
• Graham Wynn, Director, TTC 2000. For services to Road Safety.
• Alan Yau, Restaurateur. For services to the Hospitality Industry.
• Hosney Mohammed Ahmed Ali Yosef, Senior Consultant Clinical Oncologist. For services to Medicine in the West of Scotland.
• Rosemary Sarah Machen-Young, Director, My Hotels (Nairn) Ltd. For services to Welfare to Work and to the Hospitality Industry in the Highlands.
• Patrick Chung Yin-yu, Executive Director, Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities. For services to Community Relations.
• Christopher Yule, lately Chief Crown Prosecutor, Suffolk, Crown Prosecution Service.
• Michael Norman Zarraga, lately Headteacher, St. Thomas More School, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education.
• Professor Timothy David van Zwanenberg, Professor, Postgraduate General Practice and Director, Postgraduate General Practice Education, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. For services to Healthcare.

Diplomatic Division

• William Richard Charles Beeston. For services to journalism.
• Michael Gabriel Brophy. For services to education in developing countries.
• Petronella Leonie Diana Byrde, lately First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Ann Lesley Cotton, Founder of CAMFED. For services to education for girls in Africa.
• Ailsa Rosemary May Domanova. For services to Second World War veterans and widows in the Slovak Republic and to UK-Slovak relations.
• Professor Michael Edwards. For services to literature and UK-French cultural relations.
• Tim Gurney, lately Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Kabul.
• Robert Henry Owen Hayward. For humanitarian services overseas, especially through Christian Aid.
• Dora Claire Sarah (Sally) Healy, lately Senior Principal Research Officer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Paul Douglas Hillier. For services to choral music overseas.
• The Honourable Thomas Robert Benedict Hurd, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Anne James. Executive Director, International Justice Project. For services to human rights overseas.
• Andrew Jamieson. For services to British business interests and to sustainable development in Nigeria.
• Christopher Avedis Keljik. For services to British business interests and to local communities in Africa and South Asia.
• William Lucas Lindesay. For services to UK/China understanding and to international conservation of the Great Wall.
• Edward David Gerard Llewellyn, MBE, lately Head of Political Department, Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Gareth Geoffrey Lungley, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Stella Margaret Marsden. For services to wildlife conservation and to the local community in The Gambia.
• Lindsey Anne McAlister, MBE. For services to UK arts in Hong Kong.
• Geoffrey Watson Moore. For services to the arts in Bermuda.
• Peter David Nardini, Technical Director, Dresden Trust. For services to UK-German relations.
• Susan Olde. For charitable services, Cayman Islands.
• Roderic Ethelbert Pearman, JP. For services to the community, Cayman Islands.
• Andrew John Fairlie Picken, lately Deputy Director, British Council, Pakistan.
• Albert Andrew Poggio, MBE, Director of Gibraltar Office, London.
• Michael Alfred Potter, Project Manager for China, GAP Activity Projects. For services to UK-Chinese relations.
• Christine Winifred Preston. For services to healthcare and development in Bangladesh and Nepal.
• Andrew Barnett Richards. For ophthalmic services to disadvantaged people in South Asia and Africa.
• Michael Ronald Rutland. For services to UK-Bhutanese relations.
• Dominic Timothy Charles Scriven. For services to UK financial services in Vietnam.
• Graham Frank Sim. For services to the community, St. Helena.
• Philip Andrew Sinkinson, lately Deputy High Commissioner, Kingston.
• Robert Thain, First Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Richard Charles Uren. For services to British business interests in France.
• Derek Arthur John Warby, MBE, Resource Director, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre, Accra.
• Richard Gareth Williams, lately Director, Mostar Implementation Unit, Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Simon Winchester. For services to journalism and literature.