Kelly Craft
Kelly Dawn Craft (née Guilfoil; born February 24, 1962) is an American businesswoman, politician, and former diplomat who served as the 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2019 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. She was confirmed as the US ambassador to the United Nations by the US Senate by a vote of 56–34, and was officially sworn in September 2019.
Kelly Craft | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office September 12, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Richard M. Mills Jr. |
| Preceded by | Nikki Haley |
| Succeeded by | Linda Thomas-Greenfield |
| 31st United States Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office October 23, 2017 – August 23, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Richard M. Mills Jr. |
| Preceded by | Bruce Heyman |
| Succeeded by | David L. Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kelly Dawn Guilfoil February 24, 1962 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Education | University of Kentucky (BA) |
She previously served as the 31st United States Ambassador to Canada from 2017 to 2019, the first woman to hold the office. Craft earlier was appointed by President George W. Bush as a U.S. alternate delegate to the United Nations in 2007, where her focus included U.S. engagement in Africa.
Craft heads Kelly G. Knight LLC, a business advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky, and serves on the advisory board of the Canadian American Business Council. She ran in the Republican primary for the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election, but lost to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.