Moore Crosthwaite

Sir Moore Crosthwaite KCMG (13 August 1907 – 27 April 1989) was a British diplomat, ambassador to Lebanon and Sweden.

Career

Ponsonby Moore Crosthwaite was educated at Rugby School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He held a Laming Fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1931 and joined the Diplomatic Service in 1932.[1] He served at Baghdad, Moscow, Madrid and Athens before being appointed Deputy UK Representative to the United Nations in New York 1952–58, Ambassador to Lebanon 1958–63[2] and Ambassador to Sweden 1963–66.[3]

Honours

Moore Crosthwaite was appointed CMG in the New Year Honours of 1951[4] and knighted KCMG in the New Year Honours of 1960.[5]

References

• CROSTHWAITE, Sir (Ponsonby) Moore, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012

1. "No. 33880". The London Gazette. 4 November 1932. p. 6998.
2. "No. 41579". The London Gazette. 19 December 1958. p. 7766.
3. "No. 43153". The London Gazette. 5 November 1963. p. 9128.
4. "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 5.
5. "No. 41909". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1960. p. 5.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir George Middleton	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Beirut 1958–1963	Succeeded by Sir Derek Riches
Preceded by Sir John Coulson	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Stockholm 1963–1966	Succeeded by Sir Guy Millard