Leslie Ventura Rowe (born 1947)[1] is a retired career diplomat who served as the American Ambassador to Mozambique (2010-2012) as well as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (2006-2009). In January 2013, she joined the new U.S. Office of Global Health Diplomacy.[2] Previously, she was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.[3]