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Lanarkshire diplomat celebrates OBE after 40 years helping the world's poorest
dailyrecord.co.ukA diplomat born and raised in East Kilbride has told of his delight at being awarded an OBE after 40 years helping the world’s poorest people.Jim McAlpine, originally from the town's Greenhills area, was recognised for his contribution to international development in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.The 60-year-old has just retired from his role as the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) deputy development director in Bangladesh having served in seven countries worldwide.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Dad-of-three Jim told Lanarkshire Live: “It feels weird. "Part of me thinks that working class kids from Greenhills, in East Kilbride, don’t get OBEs."My family are unbelievably proud and chuffed that this has happened.“It was hard to keep it a secret.
I told my wife Lorraine, obviously, and her immediate reaction was to burst into tears.“The reaction since it came out has been really nice, my wife put it on Facebook and got hundreds of really nice comments."All my farewell parties have been cancelled because the Omicron wave is just hitting Bangladesh now and I caught COVID, so the OBE news has softened the blow a little bit.”Jim has had a few encounters with Royalty during his career, meeting Princess Anne several times and meeting Prince Andrew once.He went on: “I haven’t
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