Kelly Craft

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Kelly Craft
United States Ambassador to Canada
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
SucceedingElizabeth Moore-Aubin (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Kelly Guilfoil

1962 (age 61–62)
Kentucky, United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)David S. Moross
Judson Knight
Joe Craft
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BA)

Kelly Knight-Craft is an American businesswoman, Republican donor, and diplomat who has been confirmed to serve as the next United States Ambassador to Canada.[1][2][3][4] In 2007, she was appointed by President George W. Bush as the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, where her focus included U.S. engagement in Africa.[5][6] Knight-Craft was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kentucky. She is a member of the University of Kentucky's board of directors.[5] She heads Kelly G. Knight LLC, a business advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky.[7]

Early life and education

Knight-Craft was born in 1962, the daughter of the late veterinarian Dr. Bobby Guilfoil.[8] She grew up in Glasgow, Kentucky[9] and graduated with a B.A. from the University of Kentucky.

Political donations

Knight-Craft has been described as a generous donor to political candidates.[10] Vice News Canada reported that Knight-Craft and her current husband donated million of dollars to those seeking the Republican nomination for President in 2015 and 2016.[11] Prior to choosing to donate to Donald Trump's campaign they donated to the campaigns of Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Chris Christie.

Personal life

Knight-Craft has been married three times and divorced twice. She married David S. Moross in 1985[12] and orthodontist Judson Knight in 1992.[13] She wed Joe Craft in April 2016.[14] She has two children.

References

  1. ^ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  2. ^ Greenwood, Max (March 1, 2017). "GOP fundraiser Kelly Knight Craft to be ambassador to Canada: report". The Hill. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Dale, Daniel (March 1, 2017). "Donald Trump chooses Republican fundraiser as ambassador to Canada, Bloomberg reports". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "PN603 — Kelly Knight Craft — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  5. ^ a b "Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as the next ambassador to Canada". BBC. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ ELLIS, RONNIE. "Bush nominates Knight for UN". Glasgow Daily Times. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  7. ^ Latek, Tom (June 14, 2017). "Kelly Knight Craft is Trump's pick to serve as US Ambassador to Canada". Kentucky Today. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Dr. Bobby Austin Guilfoil's Obituary on Lexington Herald-Leader". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  9. ^ Canada. "Trump's ambassador pick sends GOP power couple to Ottawa". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  10. ^ "Republican fundraiser Kelly Knight Craft to be new U.S. ambassador to Canada: U.S. ambassador's office in Ottawa has been vacant since the departure of Bruce Heyman in January". CBC News. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-07-03. Last June, Bloomberg reported that Trump promised he would keep two top Republicans, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, in their leadership posts — a key factor in the Crafts' decision to raise money for the then presumptive Republican presidential nominee. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Justin Ling (2017-03-01). "Trump's pick for Canada: Kelly Knight Craft is the billionaire Republican donor tapped to be the next U.S. ambassador". Vice News. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Only a fraction of that money ended up in Trump's campaign. The pair initially supported Marco Rubio, but also contributed to the campaigns of Ted Cruz and Chris Christie. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "David Moross Marriage and Divorce Records". marriage-divorce-records.mooseroots.com. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  13. ^ "Judson Knight Marriage and Divorce Records". marriage-divorce-records.mooseroots.com (in enus). Retrieved 2017-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ^ Bevin, Matt (2016-04-29). "Congratulations to my friends Kelly Knight and Joe Craft on their wedding day!". @mattbevin. Retrieved 2017-06-18.

External links

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Preceded by United States Ambassador to Canada
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