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 Corpus Christi College, 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
- CROSTHWAITE, Sir (Ponsonby) Moore, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- ↑ "No. 33880". The London Gazette. 4 November 1932. p. 6998.
- ↑ "No. 41579". The London Gazette. 19 December 1958. p. 7766.
- ↑ "No. 43153". The London Gazette. 5 November 1963. p. 9128.
- ↑ "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 5.
- ↑ "No. 41909". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1960. p. 5.
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