Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Germany: November 2020
Ms Jill Gallard CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in succession to Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG.
Ms Jill Gallard CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in succession to Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Ms Gallard will take up her appointment during November 2020.
Full name: Jill Gallard
| 2018 – present | FCO, Deputy Political Director and Director Western Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean |
| 2014 – 2018 | FCO, Director, Human Resources |
| 2011 – 2014 | Lisbon, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2008 – 2010 | FCO, Deputy Director of Operations, Human Resources Directorate |
| 2007 – 2008 | FCO, Private Secretary to the Permanent Under Secretary |
| 2004 – 2007 | Prague, Head of Political, EU and Economic Sections |
| 2001 – 2003 | FCO, Head of Crisis Management/Future of Europe Team then Deputy Head, Common Foreign and Security Policy Department |
| 1999 – 2001 | FCO, Head of Turkey Section, Southern Europe Department |
| 1994 – 1999 | Madrid, Third Secretary – Political, then Second Secretary – EU/Economic |
| 1991 – 1994 | FCO, Desk Officer for Spain and Portugal in Consular Department, then Desk Officer for Bulgaria and Romania in Central European Department |