

Last Updated: 01 May, 2024 | Views: 1148
Age: 63
Profession: Politician
Famous For: 30th United States Ambassador To The United Nations
Higher Education: University of Kentucky (BA)
Net Worth: $12.2 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
Kelly Dawn Craft was born on February 24, 1962. From 2019 to 2021, she was the 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations for President Donald Trump. She is an American businesswoman, donor, philanthropist, politician, and former diplomat. Her appointment as US ambassador to the UN was confirmed by the US Senate 56–34, and she was officially sworn in in September 2019. Her credentials were formally presented to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on September 12, 2019.
Kelly Craft Career:
Kelly Craft Education
• Kelly Craft was raised in a middle-class family. She graduated in 1980 from Glasgow High School, where she played clarinet.
• Kelly Craft then specialized in international law at the University of Kentucky in Lexington by creating her interdisciplinary major. She graduated with a B.A. in 1984.
Kelly Craft Consulting Firm
• Kelly Craft founded Kelly G. Knight, LLC in 2004 to offer marketing, strategic management, leadership advice, and business consulting services. Lexington is its principal office. Her affiliation with the Canadian American Business Council also allows her to serve on its advisory board.
Kelly Craft Political Involvement And Donations; Philanthropy
• Initially, Kelly Craft was active in local politics, civic causes, and arts fundraising. Generally, she supports and donates to Republican candidates. Craft supported George W. Bush in 2004. She served as Mitt Romney's Kentucky finance committee chairwoman in 2012.
Kelly Craft US Ambassador To Canada
• In 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Craft to be the ambassador to Canada, with the endorsement of Senator Mitch McConnell. Her confirmation by the United States Senate was unanimous, and she took office on October 23.
Kelly Craft Personal Life
• Kelly Craft is married to David Moross and then to Judson Knight. She has two daughters. She married Joe Craft in April 2016. She is the chief executive officer of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., the second-largest coal producer in the eastern United States, and a graduate of the University Of Kentucky College Of Law. In 2018, the couple had six children and 11 grandchildren.
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