CMG

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CMG is a post-nominal honorific indicating appointment as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, a British order of chivalry typically awarded for distinguished service in foreign affairs or overseas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific suffix
post-nominal letters
title of honour
associatedWith British honours system
diplomatic service
overseas public service
awardedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
awardedFor distinguished service in foreign affairs
distinguished service overseas
ceremonialHead sovereign of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
eligibility typically citizens of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms
entitlesTo use of the post-nominal letters CMG
fieldOfRecognition foreign and Commonwealth affairs
international relations
genderSpecific no
gradeOf Order of St Michael and St George
higherRank DCMG
KCMG
highestRank GCMG
honourCategory state decoration
honourSystem British orders, decorations and medals
insigniaBelongsTo Order of St Michael and St George
isAbbreviationOf Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
language English
mottoLanguage Latin
notation written in capital letters without punctuation
orderEstablished 1818
orderFoundedBy George IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: George IV
orderType order of chivalry
partOf Order of St Michael and St George
postNominalUsage placed after the name of the recipient
precedence above many other British honours of lower rank
below KCMG or DCMG in the Order of St Michael and St George
rankInOrder Companion
standsFor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
status currently constituted
styleConferred no knighthood conferred
typicalRecipients diplomats
individuals serving British interests overseas
senior civil servants
usedIn Commonwealth realms
British honours system
surface form: United Kingdom honours system

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KCMG higherRankThan CMG
DCMG lowerRank CMG
subject surface form: Order of St Michael and St George