Adrian Bird (civil servant)
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Adrian Philip Bird is a senior civil servant who has served as Chief of Defence Intelligence at the UK Ministry of Defence. He will take over as Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee in July 2026,
Bird in 2022
Order of the Bath
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The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and
Adrian Bird (civil servant)
…2025, Bird disclosed that there had been a 50% increase in threats identified over the previous year. In the 2022 New Year Honours, Bird was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) "for services to British foreign policy…
Badge of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division)
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, KB, with sash, c. 1630
Sir Robert Walpole, who as Prime Minister used the Order for political patronage
Admiral Lord Rodney (appointed a Knight Companion in 1780) wearing the riband and star of the Order