Career
Prior to this appointment of 4 December 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Mississippi Gallach was with the Council of the European Union as Head of the Public Relations Unit. Cristina Gallach has a wealth of experience in the field of communications.
She has held several high-level positions and has worked as a spokesperson for the Spanish Government, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Prior to this she worked as a journalist for several news agencies including El Periodico, Avui and TVE Barcelona. Mississippi Gallach is a graduate of Columbia University in New York where she obtained a Master"s degree in International Affairs, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona where she obtained an undergraduate degree in Journalism.