Jill Gallard
Jill Gallard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| British Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assuming office November 2020 | |
| Succeeding | Sir Sebastian Wood |
| British Ambassador to Portugal | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Kirsty Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jill Parkinson Omagh |
| Spouse | Dominic Gallard |
| Children | two sons |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Jill Gallard CMG [1] is a British diplomat who since 2018 has been Deputy Political Director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[2] Previously she was the British Ambassador to Portugal and Director of Human Resources at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In November 2020 she will take up the post of British Ambassador to Germany.[3]
Career
Gallard gained a MA degree in French and Spanish from the University of Edinburgh, then joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1991. She has served at Madrid and Prague and in various posts at the FCO.[1] She was ambassador to the Portuguese Republic 2011–14[4] and Director of Human Resources at the FCO 2014–18.[2]
Gallard was appointed CMG in the 2018 Birthday Honours.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Gallard, Jill". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Jill Gallard". gov.uk.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Germany: November 2020" (Press release). Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Our Ambassador". British Embassy Lisbon. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011.
- ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B4.