[3] Previously she was the British Ambassador to Portugal, director of human resources at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and deputy political director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

[4] Born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, and raised in Omagh and County Antrim, Gallard was educated at Ballyclare High School[5] and gained an MA degree in French and Spanish from the University of Edinburgh.

She has served at Madrid and Prague and in various posts at the FCO,[1] including at the European Commission in Brussels.

[5] In March 2023 she received King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their first outbound state visit.

[10] In March 2024 it was announced that her successor would be Andrew Jonathan Mitchell from September 2024, with Gallard transferring to another posting.