Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby

Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby (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]

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 2013–15. In 2015 he was appointed to be Europe Director at the FCO.

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

^ ^a ^b CROISDALE-APPLEBY, Lindsay, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, 2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)

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