She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History with Russian from the University of Nottingham in 1992.
[2] Skoll joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1996, having previously worked for the Japanese Ministry of Education.
[5] Seychelles Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Maurice Loustau-Lalanne described Skoll's decision to conduct the marriage as “lacking in sensitivity”.
[6] Skoll served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Moscow between 2018 and 2020.
She gave a speech during the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Volgograd, where she paid tribute to the sacrifice of the people of Volgograd during the Second World War, when the city was known as Stalingrad.