title: Leslie Tsou
text: # Leslie Tsou
  
  Leslie Meredith Tsou is an American diplomat who served as the US Ambassador to Oman from January 10, 2020 to March 30, 2023.
  
  Immediately prior to this assignment, Tsou served as the first Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem following its opening in May 2018. Before that, she served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv from 2016 to 2017.
  
  Tsou earned a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
  
  ## Tenure
  
  On April 18, 2022, Oman and the United States signed an agreement on the employment of official employees' spouses. Tsou and Omani diplomat Mohammed Nasser Al Wahaibi were responsible in signing this agreement.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Tsou speaks English, Arabic, and Polish.
  
  