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
  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
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