Mariot Leslie

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Dame Mariot Leslie
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Mariot Leslie UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO
In office
2010–2014

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]

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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.

Honours

She was appointed Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2005 New Year Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG) in the 2012 Birthday Honours. [3]

Leslie received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2013. [4] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021. [5]

Personal life

Born in Edinburgh in 1954, as Mariot Sanderson, she was educated at George Watson's Ladies College, Edinburgh, Leeds Girls' High School and St Hilda's College, Oxford (1972–75). [6]

Sanderson married Andrew Leslie in 1978; the couple have two daughters. [6]

Diplomatic career (1977-present)

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References

  1. ↑ Profile at NATO (www.nato.int) website, referring to "Mariot Leslie", not "Alison Mariot Leslie"
  2. ↑ Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 5 December 2013
  3. ↑ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Honorary Graduates Autumn 2013". Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Stephen, Phyllis (29 March 2021). "New 2021 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 LESLIE, Dame (Alison) Mariot, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
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