Expat campaigner Harry Shindler awarded MBE Meanwhile, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has announced its Diplomatic Service and Overseas New Year 2014 Honours List, which recognises people in a range of fields who live and work abroad, often in difficult or dangerous situations. CMGs have been awarded to Laurent Beaudoin, Chairman, Bombardier Inc, and Dr Andrew Palmer, executive vice president at Nissan, Japan, for their contributions to promoting British industry. Other awards of note include an OBE to BBC cameraman Darren Conway for services to British broadcast journalism. Mr Conway said: "This is an incredible honour for which I am extremely grateful. At the same time, it is very humbling to be recognised in a year when so many colleagues from my profession have paid the ultimate sacrifice, and many more are being held or have disappeared. My thoughts are with them and their families. Head of Operations for the British Antarctic Survey, John Hall, gets an MBE for services to Antarctic science and Murder, She Wrote Hollywood British actress Angela Lansbury receives a Damehood for drama, charitable work and philanthropy. Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "I am delighted to see so many people recognised for their outstanding work in promoting our country overseas honoured in the New Year Honours list. Whether it is providing vital assistance to British nationals around the world, building prosperity for Britain or giving much needed community and development support in some of the world's poorest or most troubled countries, these people have all gone above and beyond for Britain.