 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.She was Ambassador to Norway from August 2014 to summer 2018.Gillett was appointed MVO in 1986, CMG in the 2009 Birthday Honours and raised to CVO in December 2009 at the end of her appointment as Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.