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Deputy Chief of Mission
 
Leslie A. Bassett

Leslie A. Bassett

Leslie A. Bassett

Leslie A. Bassett arrived in Manila on June 26, 2009 to assume the duties of Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy in Manila. She is a career member of the State Department’s Senior Foreign Service.

Ms. Bassett served previously as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City; as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana; in addition to assignments in Colombia, Israel, South Africa, El Salvador and Nicaragua. In the State Department, Ms Bassett worked for the Under Secretary for Political Affairs and at the National Security Council.

Ms. Bassett is a distinguished graduate of the National War College, holds a master’s degree from the John Hopkins University, and received her undergraduate degree in international relations from the University of California at Davis.

Ms. Bassett has one daughter.

 

Deputy Chief of Mission's speeches 2011:

Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Leslie A. Bassett at the Opening Ceremony of National Youth Summit of the Movement of Anti-trafficking Advocates, Escaler Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, October 24, 2011 

Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Leslie A. Bassett at the Opening Ceremony of U.S. – Philippines Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX), Philippine Navy Officer’s Club, Fort Bonifacio, October 17, 2011