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 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

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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