Richard Lindsay

Biography

Biography

Richard joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1996 and has served overseas in Zimbabwe, Australia and Brazil.

He has also been Head of Crisis Management Department at the FCO and most recently, Head of Security Policy Department at the FCO.

Mr Lindsay is married to Xanthe, and they have three teenage children.

Career at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Dates	Posts
2014 – 2016	FCO, Head of Security Policy Department
2014	FCO, Head of Crisis Management Department
2013 – 2014	Brasilia, Prosperity Counsellor
2010 – 2013	FCO, Deputy Head, Security Policy Department
2009 – 2010	FCO, Conflict Group
2006 – 2009	Canberra, First Secretary, Foreign and Security Policy
2003 – 2005	FCO, Head, Pakistan and India-Pakistan Relations Team, South Asia Group
2001 – 2003	FCO, Head, Economic Summits (G8) and Institutions (OECD) Team, Economic Policy Department
2001	FCO, Political/Military Team, Afghanistan Emergency Unit
1998 – 2001	Harare, Second Secretary, Political
1996 – 1998	FCO, Resource Planning Department
1996	Joined FCO