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Hetty Crist

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25th October 2013 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Souper Man – My Day at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser

The following is a guest post by Craig Harnden, Head Chef, British Embassy.  Earlier this week , I had the opportunity to represent the British Embassy at the Capital Area Food Bank’s 6th Annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser for hunger relief in the Washington area. Empty Bowls is a unique event that brings local restaurants, and […]

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30th April 2013 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Bienvenido a Miami!

Welcome to Miami! There aren’t many other US cities I could see myself living in. I was fortunate to land my job here in DC, New York would have been great – in my twenties, Chicago and Boston are too cold for me and although I love the West Coast, it feels very far from […]

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21st February 2013 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Brit Brit hooray!

Watching the BRIT awards (the British Music industry awards) last night, I realised there was something different about them this year, something different… and yet very familiar. Then it dawned on me, just before the American musician Frank Ocean (who won best International Solo Male) said: ‘And thanks to Damien Hirst for the Polka Dots!’ […]

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21st December 2012 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

2012 and all that. A GREAT year for Britain

According to Wikipedia, Prosperity is the state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune and / or successful social status. Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes others factors which are independent of wealth to varying degrees, such as happiness and health. It’s also (with a capital ‘P’) the word the Foreign Office uses to describe one […]

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17th September 2012 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Dropping a Bombshell: An inside look at being a British fashion designer

To mark London Fashion Week we have a special guest post from London fashion designer Katya Wildman. It’s an exciting time to be a fashion designer in the UK, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games have put the spotlight on the UK and specifically London. With London Fashion Week kicking off just days after the capital was […]

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27th July 2012 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Keep Calm and Host the Olympics

With the spectacular opening ceremony happening in London tonight, I wonder how many people attending the London 2012 Olympics this year will have been there in 1948, the last time London held the Olympics? My father was one of those who attended the 1948 London Olympics at the old Wembley Stadium, a 12 year old […]

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9th July 2012 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

A GREAT Evening for British Art

The following is a guest post by Maeve Atkins, Communications Officer at the British Embassy in Washington. As the newest member of the Communications team at the Embassy, I was especially excited to work my first event – in my first week – at one of Washington’s premiere modern art museums, The Phillips Collection. Every […]

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24th April 2012 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Art Imitating Science

The following is a guest blog from Bradley Keelor. Brad is a Senior Science and Innovation Policy Advisor at the British Embassy in Washington. It was recently World Creativity and Innovation Week. This was started by a Canadian anthropologist in 2001 as a way to commemorate the birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci and generally celebrate […]

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About Hetty Crist

Hetty Crist served as the Deputy Press Secretary at the British Embassy in Washington. Educated at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (the same as Jonny Ive!) Hetty has worked…

Hetty Crist served as the Deputy Press Secretary at the British Embassy in Washington. Educated at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (the same as Jonny Ive!) Hetty has worked in a range of communications roles in both the public and private sector at companies including Microsoft, The Institute of Directors and The National Autistic Society. She joined the British Embassy in July 2010 having previously worked for seven years in government communications roles in London at both The Department of Health and The Foreign Office. In Washington Hetty was responsible for communications work around the UK Economy and the Eurozone, Energy, Trade, and UK domestic, legal and judicial issues as well as Consular and Corporate issues. Her work also included highlighting all that the UK has to offer through the cross-government GREAT Campaign and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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