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== Career ==
== Career ==
In 2007, she founded the Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation along with her husband and sister.<ref name=Bengali /> The foundation's mission was "to conduct cancer research and to grant wishes to terminally ill adult cancer patients."<ref name=GuideStar /> The charity went bankrupt by the end of the year.<ref name=Cherkis />
In 2007, she founded the Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation along with her husband and sister.<ref name=Bengali /> The foundation's mission was "to conduct cancer research and to grant wishes to terminally ill adult cancer patients."<ref name=GuideStar />


Jill and Scott Kelley started Kelley Land Holdings, a property company. The company was the subject of a foreclosure suit in [[Tampa]] 2010.<ref name=Bengali />
Jill and Scott Kelley started Kelley Land Holdings, a property company.


In 2012, she held the informal title [[Honorary Consul]] to South Korea.<ref name=Bengali /><ref name=Howard /> She also served as Honorary Ambassador to [[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]] in Tampa.<ref name=Whitlock />
In 2012, she held the informal title [[Honorary Consul]] to South Korea.<ref name=Bengali /><ref name=Howard /> She also served as Honorary Ambassador to [[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]] in Tampa.<ref name=Whitlock />

Revision as of 09:49, 20 July 2024

For other people with similar names, see Jill Kelly (disambiguation).

Jill Kelley
Jill Kelley
Born
Jill Gilberte Khawam

(1975-06-03) June 3, 1975 (age 49)
Beirut, Lebanon
Occupations
  • Activist
  • philanthropist
  • diplomatic advisor
Spouse
Scott Kelley
​
(m. 1999)​
Children3[1]
Websitejillkelley.com

Jill Kelley (born June 3, 1975) is a Lebanese-American philanthropist, activist, and diplomatic advisor.[2][3][4][5] She is also a former South Korean Honorary Consul,[6][7] and a former honorary ambassador to U.S. Central Command under General James N. Mattis.[8][9]


Biography

Jill Kelley was born Gilberte Khawam on June 3, 1975 in Beirut, Lebanon to Syrian parents.[10][1] Her identical twin sister is Natalie Khawam, a Washington, D.C. lawyer.[10][11] She grew up near Philadelphia, and was known as Gigi.[10] She has an older sister and a younger brother.[10]

Her parents immigrated to the United States in 1976 and opened a Middle Eastern restaurant in Voorhees, New Jersey in 1988.[10] Jill graduated from Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania in 1993. She then worked with a physician as a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. She met Scott Kelley, a cancer surgeon, and the two married in 1998.[10] The couple has three children.[1]

Since the early 2000s, Jill and Scott have been known for their lavish parties, with guest lists including military leaders and other dignitaries.[11][12][10] Their parties in the Tampa area include bashes for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival.[10][13] These include parties at their house in Tampa, and various events in Washington, D.C.[11][12][10] In November 2017, Jill hosted a party at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. to celebrate Donald Trump winning the 2016 United States presidential election.[14]

She speaks Arabic.[14]

Career

In 2007, she founded the Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation along with her husband and sister.[1] The foundation's mission was "to conduct cancer research and to grant wishes to terminally ill adult cancer patients."[15]

Jill and Scott Kelley started Kelley Land Holdings, a property company.

In 2012, she held the informal title Honorary Consul to South Korea.[1][12] She also served as Honorary Ambassador to U.S. Central Command in Tampa.[11]

Kelley runs an advisory firm called Military Diplomacy Strategies LLC,[14] and is a founder of SafeGuard Surgical, a medical technology company,[16] and EdentifID, a blockchain technology company.[17][better source needed]

Recognition

Kelley was honored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for work on behalf of United States Central Command and its international coalition.[12]

Works

  • Kelley, Jill (2016). Collateral Damage: Petraeus / Power / Politics And The Abuse Of Privacy. Kelley Publishing. ISBN 9780997406511.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bengali, Shashank; Cloud, David S.; Tanfani, Joseph (November 14, 2012). "Jill Kelley, key figure in David Petraeus scandal, led lavish life". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jill Kelley--Remember Her?--Plans a Party Wednesday at the Trump Hotel". Washingtonian. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "'Bullying': Petraeus friend Jill Kelley professors who pronounced wife uglier than mistress". Washington Examiner. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Tweedie, Elisabeth (December 15, 2018). "Developments in the 5G Ecosystem". satellitemarkets.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Ashley Fantz (October 20, 2020). "The Petraeus Affair: Who is Jill Kelley?". CNN Digital. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Clinton advisor bashed Jill Kelley in newly released emails". December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Altman, Howard (April 21, 2018). "Clinton advisor bashed Jill Kelley in newly released emails | tbo.com". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Jill Kelley e-mails depict a striving Tampa socialite and a smitten military brass. Archived April 6, 2023, at the Wayback Machine The Washington Post. Craig Whitlock, February 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Jill Kelley Plans A Party Wednesday at the Trump Hotel to Celebrate Donald Trump’s Victory Archived November 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. The Washingtonian. Elaina Plott, November 8, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ward, Vicky (November 29, 2016). "The Bizarre Scandal That Brought Down General David Petraeus". Town & Country Magazine. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d Whitlock, Craig (February 3, 2015). "Jill Kelley e-mails depict a striving Tampa socialite and a smitten military brass". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024. At left is Jill's twin, Natalie Khawam.
  12. ^ a b c d Altman, Howard (December 1, 2015). "Clinton advisor bashed Jill Kelley in newly released emails". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
  13. ^ Joyce, Dennis (January 26, 2009). "Live coverage: Gasparilla parade and pirate invasion". Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c Plott, Elaina (November 8, 2017). "Jill Kelley Plans A Party Wednesday at the Trump Hotel to Celebrate Donald Trump's Victory". The Washingtonian. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "SafeGuard Surgical Receives FDA "Breakthrough" Designation, Secures Funding from Tom Pepin and NFL QB Jameis Winston". Yahoo! Finance. March 14, 2024. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024. Jill Kelley, COO and co-founder of SafeGuard Surgical...
  17. ^ "Digital ID | EdentifID". EdentifID.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

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