Dame Mariot Leslie | |
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Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
Preceded by | Stewart Eldon |
Succeeded by | Adam Thomson |
Personal details | |
Born | Alison Mariot Leslie 25 June 1954 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Education | |
Dame Alison Mariot Leslie, DCMG FRSE (born 25 June 1954), known as Mariot Leslie,[1] is a former British diplomat whose last post was Permanent Representative to NATO. When she was replaced at NATO it was announced that she would retire from the Diplomatic Service.[2]
She was formerly director-general for defence and intelligence at the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She began her career in 1977 in the FCO Middle East Department and also held positions in Singapore, Bonn, Paris, Rome and Oslo.