Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby
British diplomat
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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.
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Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby | |
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| 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 |
| St Hugh's College, Oxford Lancaster University (MA) | |
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.[5]
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.[7][8] On 21 January 2021, he was appointed to succeed Sir Tim Barrow as Head of the UK Mission to the European Union.[9]
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.[10][11][12]
Personal life
He married Barbara Jaimes-Quero in September 2003 and they have a son and a daughter. He has an older brother.