Kelly Hysan is a Communications Manager at the British Embassy in Washington. Kelly is responsible for communicating the UK’s defence and security priorities within the US. She is also responsible for co-ordinating events and engagements at the Embassy. She joined the embassy in 2005 bringing with her a background in public relations, event planning, and politics. Kelly earned a degree in communications, with a concentration in public relations, at Frostburg State University, and now resides in Maryland.