Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby
Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to the European Union | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
| Deputy | Will Macfarlane Caroline Read |
| 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 Head of the UK Mission to the European Union. Appointed in January 2021,[2] he formally presented his credentials to the President of the European Commission on 29 July 2021.[3] He was Ambassador to Colombia from 2012 to 2015.
Early life
He studied modern history at St Hugh's College, Oxford,[4] and gained an MA in international relations and international law from Lancaster University.[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 also worked in the Afghanistan Emergency Unit and as Desk Officer for Nigeria.[5] He then served as Ambassador to Colombia from November 2012[6] 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 Deputy Sherpa and Deputy Chief Negotiator in Taskforce Europe (10 Downing Street) throughout 2020.[7]
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.[8][9] On 21 January 2021, he was appointed to succeed Sir Tim Barrow as Head of the UK Mission to the European Union.[10]
It was announced that Croisdale-Appleby would be leaving his role as EU Ambassador in 2026, to be replaced by Caroline Wilson. In September 2025, it was reported that Croisdale-Appleby was one of the front-runners from within the Diplomatic Service to succeed Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States, or as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, succeeding Barbara Woodward.[11][12][13]
Personal life
He married Barbara Jaimes-Quero in September 2003 and they have a son and a daughter. He has an older brother.
References
- ^ a b CROISDALE-APPLEBY, Lindsay, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- ^ "Change of United Kingdom Head of Mission to the European Union: Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/lindsaycappleby/status/1420702311614144515. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ ElectricStudio (27 January 2020). "Congratulations to Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby who was named in the New Year's Honours list". St Hugh's College. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby CMG". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Colombia". GOV.UK. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby CMG". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N4.
- ^ "Lindsay CROISDALE-APPLEBY | Order of Saint Michael and Saint George | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Elgot, Jessica (11 September 2025). "Who is in the running to replace Peter Mandelson as Britain's US ambassador?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Balls, David Charter, Washington | Katy (11 September 2025). "Who is in the running to replace Peter Mandelson as US ambassador?". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Britain to appoint new chief diplomat to the EU". POLITICO. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
External links
- Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby, gov.uk