Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby

Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby
Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby; CMG
British Head of Mission to the European Union
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 January 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Sir Tim Barrow
British Ambassador to Colombia
	In office; November 2012 – 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	John Dew
Succeeded by	Peter Tibber
Personal details
Born	12 May 1973
Nationality	British
Alma mater	St Hugh's College, Oxford; Lancaster University (MA)

Lindsay Redvers Mark Seymour Croisdale-Appleby CMG (born 12 May 1973)[1] is a British diplomat and has been nominated in 2021 as the British Head of Mission to the European Union; however, he does not yet technically occupy this position, as he has still not been able to present his letter of credence due to the refusal of the EU to receive his credentials so long as the UK will not grant full ambassadorial status to the EU's representative in the UK.[2] He was Ambassador to Colombia from 2012 to 2015.

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 from November 2012[3] to 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.[4] On 21 January 2021 he was appointed as Head of Mission to the European Union in succession to Sir Tim Barrow.[5]

Personal life

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

References

CROISDALE-APPLEBY, Lindsay, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
"Britain seeks end to row with EU over diplomatic status of London envoy". Financial Times. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
"Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Colombia". GOV.UK. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
"No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N4.
"Change of United Kingdom Head of Mission to the European Union: Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby" (Press release). GOV.UK. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

External links

Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby, gov.uk

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Matthew Gould	Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 2010–2012	Succeeded by Thomas Drew
Preceded by John Dew	British Ambassador to Colombia 2012–2015	Succeeded by Peter Tibber
Preceded by Sir Tim Barrow	British Ambassador to the European Union 2021–present	Incumbent

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[whoswho-1] CROISDALE-APPLEBY, Lindsay, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)

[2] "Britain seeks end to row with EU over diplomatic status of London envoy". Financial Times. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[3] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Colombia". GOV.UK. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[4] "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N4.

[5] "Change of United Kingdom Head of Mission to the European Union: Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby" (Press release). GOV.UK. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.