Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby

Lindsay Redvers Mark Seymour Croisdale-Appleby CMG (born 12 May 1973[1]) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Colombia 2013–15.

Early life

He studied Modern History at St Hugh's College, Oxford. From Lancaster University he gained an MA in International Relations and International Law.[1]

Career

Croisdale-Appleby joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1996 and served as Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 2010–2012. He then served as Ambassador to Colombia between 2013 and 2015 before taking up an appointment as Europe Director in the Foreign Office. He was promoted to Director-General, EU Exit at the Foreign Office in 2017.

He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy.[2]

Personal life

He married Barbara Jaimes-Quero in September 2003 and they have a son and a daughter. He has an older brother.

References
  1. CROISDALE-APPLEBY, Lindsay, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
  2. "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N4.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Matthew Gould		 Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary
2010–2012		 Succeeded by
Thomas Drew
Preceded by
John Dew		 Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Colombia
2013–2015		 Succeeded by
Peter Tibber
Preceded by
Vijay Rangarajan		 Europe Director, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2015–present		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.