Background
HARRIMAN, Leslie was born on July 9, 1930 in Warri. Son of A. L. Harriman and Mewe Omadeli-Harriman.
HARRIMAN, Leslie was born on July 9, 1930 in Warri. Son of A. L. Harriman and Mewe Omadeli-Harriman.
Government School, Benin, Edo College, Benin, Government College, Ibadan, University College, Ibadan, Pembroke College, Oxford, and Imperial Defence College, London.
Assistant District Officer, Lagos 1955-1958. Second Secretary British Embassy, Spain 1958-1959. Counsellor and Acting High Commissioner for Nigeria in Ghana 1961-1963.
Deputy Permanent
Secretary Ministry of External Affairs 1965-1966. High Commissioner to Uganda 1966-1969, to Kenya 1966-1970. Ambassador to France 1970-1975, also accredited to Tunisia and Permanent
Delegate to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1970-1975.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative 1975-1979. Former Chairman United Nations Special Committees on Peace-Keeping Operations, against Apartheid, United Nations Ad hoc Committee to draft a convention against the taking of hostages.
Tom Mboya 10th Anniversary Memorial Lecture, Nairobi 1978. Director World Trade Centre, Lagos.
Officer of the.
Board of Governors Commonwealth Foundation.
Married Clara Edewor in 1956.