Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby
Lindsay Redvers Mark Seymour Croisdale-Appleby 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.Career
Croisdale-Appleby joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1996 and served as Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 2010–2012. He then served as Ambassador to Colombia between 2013 and 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 appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy.Personal life
He married Barbara Jaimes-Quero in September 2003 and they have a son and a daughter. He has an older brother.
