Moore Crosthwaite

Sir Ponsonby Moore Crosthwaite KCMG (13 August 1907 – 27 April 1989) was a British diplomat, and 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 a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1951 New Year Honours[4] and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG)) in the 1960 New Year Honours.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 33880". The London Gazette. 4 November 1932. p. 6998.
  2. ↑ "No. 41579". The London Gazette. 19 December 1958. p. 7766.
  3. ↑ "No. 43153". The London Gazette. 5 November 1963. p. 9128.
  4. ↑ "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "No. 41909". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1960. p. 5.
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