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Moore Crosthwaite

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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 Christ Church, 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.
  2. ^ "No. 41579". The London Gazette. 19 December 1958.
  3. ^ "No. 43153". The London Gazette. 5 November 1963.
  4. ^ "No. 39104". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 1 January 1951.
  5. ^ "No. 41909". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 1 January 1960.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Beirut
1958–1963
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Stockholm
1963–1966
Succeeded by