British civil servant and diplomat; appointed Permanent Under-Secretary at the FCDO in 2026, after serving as High Commissioner to India (2024–2026) and CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (2020–2024).
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has appointed Lindy Cameron as its permanent secretary. She has led international diplomacy and development roles and is moving to steer the department through restructuring and budgetary pressures. The appointment comes as other top civil-service moves reshape Whitehall.