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Sarah Gillett

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Sarah Gillett
British Ambassador to Norway
In office
July 2014 – 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byJane Owen
Succeeded byRichard Wood
British Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
In office
2009–2013
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byJohn Nichols
Succeeded byDavid Moran
Personal details
Born (1956-07-21) July 21, 1956 (age 68)
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen

Sarah Gillett CMG CVO (born 21 July 1956) is a British former diplomat who was British Ambassador to Norway from July 2014 to 2018. She previously served as Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 2009 to 2013.

Early life

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Gillett is the daughter of diplomat Sir Michael Gillett.

She was educated at St Antony's School, near Sherborne, Dorset (now Leweston School), and Aberdeen University.[1]

Career

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She joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served at Washington, D.C., Paris, Los Angeles, Brasília, Montreal and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). She was Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps and Director of Protocol at the FCO 2006–09, and Ambassador to Switzerland and concurrently to Liechtenstein 2009–13.[1] She was Ambassador to Norway from August 2014[2] to summer 2018.[3]

Honours

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Gillett was appointed MVO in 1986,[4] CMG in the 2009 Birthday Honours[5] and raised to CVO in December 2009 at the end of her appointment as Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b GILLETT, Sarah, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
  2. ^ "HM Ambassador Sarah Gillett presents credentials to His Majesty King Harald V". British Embassy Oslo. 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Norway: Richard Wood". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 50578". The London Gazette. 24 June 1986. p. 8393.
  5. ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 3.
  6. ^ "No. 59264". The London Gazette. 8 December 2009. p. 21255.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
2009–2013
Succeeded by
David Moran
Preceded by Ambassador to Norway
2014–2018
Succeeded by
Richard Wood