Leslie Scanlon

Leslie Scanlon
Canadian Ambassador to Israel
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the State of Israel
Appointed byGovernor General of Canada
On the advice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
MonarchCharles III of Canada
Governors-GeneralMary Simon
Louise Arbour
Preceded byLisa Stadelbauer
High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan
In office
2022 to 2025
Preceded byWendy Gilmour
Succeeded byTarik Khan
Ambassador of Canada to Poland
In office
2018 to 2022
Preceded byStephen de Boer
Succeeded byCatherine Godin
Personal details
CitizenshipCanada
EducationCarleton University

Leslie Scanlon is a career foreign service official who is the current Canadian Ambassador to Israel. She presented her credentials to Israeli President Herzog in April 2025. Previously she has served as a diplomat in France, High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan, and Ambassador to Poland.

Diplomatic work

Scanlon met with indigenous filmmaker Crystal Lavallee on an indigenous led trip to Israel organized by the Israeli Embassy in Canada and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem in 2025. She attended the "People’s Peace Summit" in 2026 along with ambassadors from the EU and France.

Personal life

In her personal life, she enjoys hiking, canoeing, and cycling, and views art as a medium for promoting environmental stewardship.

She was married to reporter Peter O'Neil, and has a daughter who coaches hockey and works in the Canadian government. She also has a son who is attending post secondary school in Toronto.

References

  1. ↑ "New ambassadors present credentials to Isaac Herzog in personal ceremony". The Jerusalem Post. 2025-04-22. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  2. ↑ Staff, The Media Line (2025-04-22). "US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and 6 Other Envoys Present Credentials to Israeli President in Jerusalem Ceremony". The Media Line. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  3. ↑ "Grapevine April 17, 2025: Closing a circle". The Jerusalem Post. 2025-04-18. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  4. ↑ "'Hotel Exile': The Riveting Wartime History of the Landmark Lutetia - Policy Magazine". 2026-06-23. Retrieved 2026-11-11.
  5. ↑ "Canada appoints new high commissioner to Pakistan". 24 News HD. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Dave (2026-02-09). "'When the plane landed, I started crying, felt like home,' Indigenous Canadian says of Israel trip". Israel & Jewish News - JNS. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  7. ↑ "The Lands Between Us". Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  8. ↑ Author, Contributing (2026-05-07). "Tel Aviv peace summit offers alternative for Diaspora Jews looking to support Israel, but not its government". eJewishPhilanthropy. Retrieved 2026-09-15. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ "Asalaam-alaikum Pakistan!". The Nation. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  10. ↑ Scanlon, Leslie. "What Inuit Art Can Teach Poland About Climate Change". Inuit Art Foundation.
  11. ↑ benoit@hilltimes.com (2012-12-15). "Hill Times, Embassy newspaper, Brit High Commish host raucous political trivia night, quiz master Alan Gobey makes it a top drawer evening". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  12. ↑ "The Canadian High Commissioner Concludes Visits to Winter Sports Festivals in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan". GAC. 3 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Codingest (2023-02-02). "Canadian HC visits Chitral Winter Sports Festival along with her Daughter - Pakistan's Top Travel Guide". Sayr. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  14. ↑ "Canadian High Commissioner visits Winter Sports Festivals in Chitral, GB". www.geo.tv. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2025-10-23.