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{{Short description|Socialite and diplomatic consultant}} | ||
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| birth_name = Jill Gilberte Khawam | | birth_name = Jill Gilberte Khawam | ||
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| birth_place = ], Lebanon | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|Scott Kelley|1999}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Scott Kelley|1999}} | ||
| children = 3 | | children = 3<ref name=Bengali /> | ||
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'''Jill Kelley''' |
'''Jill Kelley''' is a ] ], ], and ].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2017-11-08|title=Jill Kelley--Remember Her?--Plans a Party Wednesday at the Trump Hotel|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/08/jill-kelley-plans-party-wednesday-trump-hotel-celebrate-donald-trumps-victory/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=Washingtonian|language=en-US|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113193106/https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/08/jill-kelley-plans-party-wednesday-trump-hotel-celebrate-donald-trumps-victory/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title='Bullying': Petraeus friend Jill Kelley professors who pronounced wife uglier than mistress|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/bullying-petraeus-family-friend-denounces-professors-who-deemed-mistress-more-attractive-than-wife|access-date=2020-10-28|website=Washington Examiner|language=en|archive-date=June 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603040833/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/bullying-petraeus-family-friend-denounces-professors-who-deemed-mistress-more-attractive-than-wife|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Tweedie|first=Elisabeth|date=December 15, 2018|title=Developments in the 5G Ecosystem|url=http://satellitemarkets.com/events/developments-5g-ecosystem|access-date=2020-10-28|website=satellitemarkets.com|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113223657/http://satellitemarkets.com/events/developments-5g-ecosystem|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Ashley Fantz|date=2020-10-20|title=The Petraeus Affair: Who is Jill Kelley?|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/13/us/jill-kelley-profile/index.html|access-date=2020-10-28|website=CNN Digital|language=en|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113225308/https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/13/us/jill-kelley-profile/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She is also a former South Korean ],<ref name="tbo.com">{{cite web|date=December 1, 2015|title=Clinton advisor bashed Jill Kelley in newly released emails|url=http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/clinton-advisor-bashed-jill-kelley-in-newly-released-emails-20151201/|access-date=December 9, 2016|archive-date=June 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181055/http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/clinton-advisor-bashed-jill-kelley-in-newly-released-emails-20151201/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Altman|first=Howard|date=2018-04-21|title=Clinton advisor bashed Jill Kelley in newly released emails {{!}} tbo.com|url=http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/clinton-advisor-bashed-jill-kelley-in-newly-released-emails-20151201/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421162709/http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/clinton-advisor-bashed-jill-kelley-in-newly-released-emails-20151201/|archive-date=April 21, 2018|access-date=2020-10-28}}</ref> and a former honorary ambassador to ] under ].<ref name=":0"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406154630/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/jill-kelley-e-mails-depict-a-striving-tampa-socialite-and-a-smitten-military-brass/2015/02/03/ef8cb06c-a800-11e4-a06b-9df2002b86a0_story.html |date=April 6, 2023 }} The Washington Post. Craig Whitlock, February 3, 2015.</ref><ref name=":5" /> She was an advisor to CIA-Director ]. She is president and founder of ”Military Diplomacy Strategies", an international advisory firm that advises embassies and multi-national companies to foster military and economic partnerships.<ref name="Howard" /><ref name="SafeGuard" /><ref name="EdentifID" /> | ||
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== Biography == | ||
Jill Kelley was born Gilberte Khawam on June 3, 1975 in ], ] to ] parents.<ref name="jillkelley.net" /><ref name=Ward /><ref name=Bengali /> Her ] sister is Natalie Khawam, a Washington, D.C. lawyer.<ref name=Ward /><ref name=Whitlock /> She grew up near ], and was known as Gigi.<ref name=Ward /> She has an older sister and a younger brother.<ref name=Ward /> | |||
Kelley was born in ], ],<ref name="Bengali"> '']'' November 14, 2012</ref> on June 3, 1975 to a family including her identical twin sister, attorney Natalie Khawam;<ref name="sports1993">Staff report (October 22, 1993). '']''</ref> a brother, attorney David Khawam; and sister, Caroline.<ref name="articles.philly.com">{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-12/news/35069798_1_natalie-khawam-marcelle-khawam-paula-broadwell |title=Jill Kelley, woman who sparked Petraeus probe, has Philadelphia roots - Philly.com |publisher=Articles.philly.com |date=2012-11-12 |access-date=2013-07-03}}</ref> Kelley's parents<ref>CTV News, "CTV National News" airdate November 13, 2012</ref> are ] who immigrated to the United States from ] in the mid-1970s.<ref name="Leger2012">Leger, Donna Leinwand (November 12, 2012) '']''</ref> Kelley lived in the ] area until her mid-20s.<ref name="Ward">{{cite web|url=http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/jill-kelley-and-natalie-khawam-history|title=Jill Kelley and Natalie Khawam History - Tampa Society Scandal|first=Vicky|last=Ward|author-link=Vicky Ward|date=March 2013|work=]|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="laker2012">Laker, Barbara (November 12, 2012). ]</ref> Following high school, she studied to become a doctor and was a medical researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1999, Kelley married cancer-surgeon Scott Kelley.<ref>. Tampa Bay Times, Irene Maher. November 14, 2012.</ref> Following their marriage, Kelley moved to ] with her husband, and they had three children. Kelley holds two biomedical and blockchain patents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freshpatents.com/Jill-Kelley-Tampa-invdirk.php|title=Jill Kelley - Patents|website=www.freshpatents.com}}</ref> | |||
Her parents immigrated to the United States in 1976 and opened a Middle Eastern restaurant in ] in 1988.<ref name=Ward /> Jill graduated from Lower Moreland High School in ] in 1993. She then worked with a physician as a researcher at the ]. She met Scott Kelley, a cancer surgeon, and the two married in 1998.<ref name=Ward /> The couple has three children.<ref name=Bengali /> | |||
== Public life == | |||
Kelley served as a volunteer social-liaison to ] in Tampa.<ref name="TampaBayTimes13Nov12"> '']'' November 13, 2012</ref> The Kelleys host social events for military leaders at their home near the ] in Tampa, FL.<ref name="Leonnig">Carol D. Leonnig (November 13, 2012), '']''</ref> Scott Kelley says he and his wife feel an obligation to share their good fortune by showing support for the military. | |||
Since the early 2000s, Kelley and her husband have been known for their lavish parties, with guest lists including military leaders and other dignitaries.<ref name=Whitlock /><ref name=Howard /><ref name=Ward /> Their parties in the Tampa area include bashes for the ].<ref name=Ward /><ref name=Joyce /> These include parties at their house in Tampa, and various events in Washington, D.C.<ref name=Whitlock /><ref name=Howard /><ref name=Ward /> | |||
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In 2021, Kelley was invited to serve as the Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Ionic Rare Earth, a publicly traded company specializing in ] and mining. The board expressed confidence that her appointment would greatly strengthen key relationships with global organizations, citing her extensive experience in high-level international leadership roles and her history of engaging with royals, presidents, prime ministers, and parliamentarians to advance military, security, and economic partnerships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Assay |date=2021-07-08 |title=Ionic Rare Earths Add Diplomat And Multi-National Military Negotiator To Its Board |url=https://www.theassay.com/news/ionic-rare-earths-add-diplomat-and-multi-national-military-negotiator-to-its-board/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=The Assay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnoldi |first=Marleny |title=Ionic makes strategic directorship appointment |url=https://www.miningweekly.com/article/ionic-makes-strategic-directorship-appointment-2021-07-08 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Mining Weekly |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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She also speaks Arabic.<ref name=Plott /> | |||
From 2011 to 2012, Kelley was named ] for the ]for her connections with U.S commanders and South Korean businesses.<ref name="tbo.com" /><ref name=":8" /> She believes she was inappropriately removed from the post because she was a key figure in the ].<ref>{{cite news|author=Jill Kelley and Scott Kelley |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-01-22/opinions/36480308_1_e-mails-jill-and-scott-kelley-paula-broadwell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128061628/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-01-22/opinions/36480308_1_e-mails-jill-and-scott-kelley-paula-broadwell |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-28 |title=Jill Kelley on the Petraeus scandal and the loss of privacy |work=The Washington Post |date=2013-01-22 |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=17822991&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fmobile%2Fs%3Frewrite%3D72%26.tsrc%3Dapple%26first%3D1%26p%3Djill%2Bkelley%2Bfights%2Bback%26pintl%3Den%26pcarrier%3DAT%2526T%26pmcc%3D310%26pmnc%3D410%26fr%3Donesearch |title=Petraeus Scandal: Socialite Jill Kelley Fighting Back |publisher=ABC News |date=2012-11-27 |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57554590/south-korea-jill-kelley-losing-honorary-consul-title/ |title=South Korea: Jill Kelley losing honorary consul title |publisher=CBS News |date=2012-11-26 |access-date=2013-12-06}}</ref> | |||
== Career == | |||
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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 ceased operations in 2006 and was reinstated in 2015.<ref name=Ward /><ref name="stolberg and schmidt"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Detail by FEI/EIN Number |url=https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=FeiNumber&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=204037520N050000129880&aggregateId=domnp-n05000012988-afad622d-4a23-4066-9599-827772e862ca&searchTerm=204037520&listNameOrder=204037520N050000129880 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=sunbiz.org}}</ref> Later, Kelley and her husband, Scott Kelley, started Kelley Land Holdings, a property company.<ref name="Bengali" /> In 2012, Kelley held the informal title of ] to ] and served as Honorary Ambassador to ] in ]. Kelley runs an advisory firm called Military Diplomacy Strategies LLC and is a founder of SafeGuard Surgical, a medical technology company, as well as EdentifID, a ] technology company.<ref name="Howard" /><ref name="SafeGuard" /><ref name="EdentifID" /> | |||
== Philanthropy == | |||
In 2018, Jill Kelley and a senior advisor to the president had a meeting with the Polish government to set up a U.S. military base in ], to be paid for by Poland, to improve their national security and relations with the U.S. military and the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Markay|first=Asawin Suebsaeng, Lachlan|date=2018-04-19|title=How Corey Lewandowski 'F*cked Over' a David Petraeus-Linked Socialite to Become the Polish Arms Industry's Man in D.C.|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-corey-lewandowski-fcked-over-a-david-petraeus-linked-socialite-to-become-the-polish-arms-industrys-man-in-dc|access-date=2021-01-15}}</ref> | |||
During ]'s first Thanksgiving visit to ] in 2021, Jill and Scott Kelley opened up their Nantucket compound to serve a holiday meal to nearly 150 ] and Secret Service agents left out of Thanksgiving plans due to a scheduling error.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Volunteers, Faregrounds serve Secret Service, State Troopers Thanksgiving dinner |url=https://www.ack.net/news/volunteers-faregrounds-serve-secret-service-state-troopers-thanksgiving-dinner/article_d39237d6-7b5b-5e10-b2b8-bad804dbab66.html |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=The Inquirer and Mirror |language=en}}</ref> The Kelleys have since continued the tradition of hosting ] security team every holiday that the president visited Nantucket Island.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=Serving presidential security has become a labor of love |url=https://www.ack.net/townnews/food/serving-presidential-security-has-become-a-labor-of-love/article_6e7f014e-b328-11ef-9599-3b21ebe0aaff.html |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=The Inquirer and Mirror |language=en}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | == Petraeus scandal == | ||
In 2021, Kelley was appointed Executive Director of '''Ionic Rare Earths Limited''', an Australian ], to support their strategy to increase North American presence and build key relationships.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arnoldi|first=Marleny|title=Ionic makes strategic directorship appointment|url=https://www.miningweekly.com/article/ionic-makes-strategic-directorship-appointment-2021-07-08/rep_id:3650|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Mining Weekly|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Jill and Scott Kelley met General ] when he was transferred to ] in November 2008. They quickly became friends, and had frequent dinner parties together. Through the Petraeuses, the Kelleys became close to other senior military personnel, including ] and ].<ref name="Ward" /> In 2012, Kelley filed a complaint to the FBI that she was being harassed over email. The ensuing investigation uncovered that General Petraeus was having an extramarital affair with his biographer, ], and that Broadwell had authored the emails to Kelley.<ref name="Bengali" /> | |||
On June 3, 2013, Kelley filed a privacy ] against the ] alleging that investigators violated her ] by unlawfully searching her personal emails and disclosing false descriptions of the nature of them to the media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott and Jill Kelley's legal case persists long after the Gen. David Petraeus scandal |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/scott-and-jill-kelleys-legal-case-persists-long-after-the-gen-david/2249199/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> In addition, she stated "false and untrue headlines created a media sideshow" at her expense, including her being wrongfully implicated in the extramarital affair between Petraeus and Broadwell.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-16 |title=Woman in Petraeus Matter Files Lawsuit - WSJ.com |url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324423904578523770277459156 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116180524/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324423904578523770277459156 |archive-date=2014-01-16 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=WSJ}}</ref> | |||
== Philanthropic activity == | |||
In 2016, Kelley published a memoir about her role in the ].<ref name="Joyce" /> | |||
The Kelleys are active in prominent social circles in the ], ], and ] areas<ref name="hooper2003">Hooper, Ernest (January 7, 2003). '']''</ref><ref name="keeler2003">Keeler, Janet K. (January 15, 2003). '']''</ref><ref name="scourtes2003">Scourtes, Mary (January 15, 2003). Tasty Television. '']''</ref> and have been involved with philanthropic activities including volunteering and organizing fundraising events with charities including ], ], and the ]<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|last=Company|first=Tampa Publishing|title=Live coverage: Gasparilla parade and pirate invasion|url=https://www.tampabay.com/live-coverage/2019/01/26/live-coverage-gasparilla-parade-and-pirate-invasion/|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref> The Kelleys hosted dinners for Washington D.C's homeless community, as well as for the charity Heart for the Homeless.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
== Recognition and Awards == | |||
In 2014, Kelly and her uncle (who is a ] leader) met with ] to discuss the ] in the ]. Kelly learned of a ] couple who were burned alive by a mob, and she purchased a home in the United States for their orphaned children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Emily |date=2014-12-25 |title=Jill Kelley meets with the Pope and buys orphans’ home |url=https://pagesix.com/2014/12/24/jill-kelley-meets-with-the-pope-and-quietly-buys-orphans-home/ |access-date=2022-01-18 |website=Page Six |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | * 2004 - elected honorary social ambassador to the ] military community<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-04 |title=Jill Kelley: Tampa woman in Petraeus case has been a hostess to the military - Washington Post |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-13/national/35506816_1_david-khawam-social-ambassador-military-brass |access-date=2024-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204184608/https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-13/national/35506816_1_david-khawam-social-ambassador-military-brass |archive-date=February 4, 2013 }}</ref> | ||
From 2015 to 2017, Kelley and her neighbor—then Chicago Cubs manager ]—cohosted Gasparilla parties to benefit ] ]s.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Maddon, Kelley host Gasparilla party for disabled veterans|url=https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2017/1/27/maddon_kelley_again_|access-date=2021-03-23|website=www.baynews9.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jill Kelley, Maddon throwing Gasparilla bash|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/jill-kelley-maddon-throwing-gasparilla-bash/67-236789153|access-date=2021-03-26|website=wtsp.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":11" /> | |||
* 2010 - became first honorary military ambassador to Central Command<ref name=":5" /> | |||
* 2010 - appointed ] for the ]<ref name="tbo.com" /><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Petraeus Scandal: South Korea to Strip Kelley of Honorary Position |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/11/petraeus-scandal-south-korea-to-strip-kelley-of-honorary-position/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | * 2011 - ].<ref name="Howard" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelley offered to help USF medical school |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2012/11/22/kelley-offered-to-help-usf-medical-school/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> | ||
* 2011 - special advisor to ] director ]<ref name=":5" /> | |||
⚫ | * 2012 - confirmed as honorary ambassador to the U.S. Central Command under ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> | ||
⚫ | == References == | ||
In 2021, Kelley assisted in the evacuation of hundreds of ] from their country when the ] seized power.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Teeman|first=Tim|date=2021-12-16|title=This Gay Man Escaped From Afghanistan. America Has Abandoned Him in a ‘Terrifying’ Limbo.|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-gay-man-escaped-from-afghanistan-america-has-abandoned-him-in-a-terrifying-limbo|access-date=2021-12-23}}</ref> Kelley, whose Catholic family immigrated from ] due to persecution, continues to work through her diplomatic ties to extract more Afghan refugees from danger zones. Kelley has been referred to as “a diplomatic fixer.”<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-11|title=Update: Catholic Refugees From Afghanistan in 'Purgatory' Waiting for Visas|url=https://thetablet.org/catholic-refugees-from-afghanistan-in-purgatory-waiting-for-visas/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The Tablet|language=en-US}}</ref> Kelly also provided support to rescue LGBTQ Afghans and resettle them in Canada<ref>{{Cite news |last=Teeman |first=Tim |date=2022-08-20 |title=Some LGBTQ Afghans Are Finally Safe. Thousands Are Not. |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/some-lgbtq-afghans-are-finally-safe-thousands-are-not |access-date=2022-08-22}}</ref> and has noted the special risks of these marginalized groups in remaining in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. | |||
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<ref name=Bengali>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cia-scandal-20121115,0,5234898.story |title=Jill Kelley, key figure in David Petraeus scandal, led lavish life |first1=Shashank |last1=Bengali |first2=David S. |last2=Cloud |first3=Joseph |last3=Tanfani |date=November 14, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605121550/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-nov-14-la-na-cia-scandal-20121115-story.html |archive-date=June 5, 2024 |work=] }}</ref> | |||
The Kelleys are patrons of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=The American Friends of the Oxford Philharmonic's salute to spring in NYC and D.C. |url=https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-american-friends-of-the-oxford-philharmonics-salute-to-spring/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=New York Social Diary |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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The Kelleys have offered their ] home as lodging for ] and ] security staff. In July 2022, ] troopers, while providing security for First Lady ], stayed at the Kelley’s Nantucket home, which was also visited by ] coach ] and his wife.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=First Lady Jill Biden Back On Nantucket This Weekend |url=https://www.nantucketcurrent.com/first-lady-jill-biden-back-on-nantucket-this-weekend |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=www.nantucketcurrent.com |language=en}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | == Petraeus scandal == | ||
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In June, 2012, Kelley filed a report with the ] that she received multiple anonymous harassing e-mails that appeared to be an attempt to ] General ]. The FBI's investigation led to the discovery of ] Director General David Petraeus's ] with ] who was Petraeus's biographer at the time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/fashion/david-petraeus-paula-broadwell-scandal-affair.html|title=Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal|last=Bennett|first=Jessica|date=2016-05-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/govt-seeks-dismissal-petraeus-related-lawsuit |title=Govt seeks dismissal of Petraeus-related lawsuit |last=Yost |first=Pete |date=Sep 24, 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=12 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023164955/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/govt-seeks-dismissal-petraeus-related-lawsuit |archive-date=October 23, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Fox">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/20/petraeus-mistress-secretly-followed-tampa-socialite/|title=Petraeus mistress secretly followed Tampa socialite|author=Howard Kurtz|author-link=Howard Kurtz|date=August 20, 2013|work=]|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref> The FBI determined that ] was responsible for ] Kelley and was the source of the threatening emails. | |||
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During the course of the investigation, government officials disclosed Kelley's name as the victim to the '']'', along with the evidentiary emails she provided to the FBI.<ref>{{cite news|last=Horwitz |first=Sari |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-probe-of-petraeus-triggered-by-e-mail-threats-from-biographer-officials-say/2012/11/10/d2fc52de-2b68-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_story.html |title=FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say |work=The Washington Post |format=Mobile |date=2012-11-11 |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> The accusations sparked an investigation by the ], which they eventually refused to investigate further.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tbo.com/list/military-news/feds-wont-revisit-socialite-kelleys-emails-20130703/ |title=Feds won't revisit socialite Kelley's emails |publisher=] |date=2013-07-03 |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/us/pentagon-clears-general-allen-over-e-mails-with-socialite.html|title=Pentagon Clears Commander Over E-Mails | work=The New York Times | first=Thom | last=Shanker|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> The accusations stated by government officials and the media made Kelley a near-daily feature during the scandal.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/06/us/from-petraeus-scandal-an-apostle-for-privacy.html|title=From Petraeus Scandal, an Apostle for Privacy|last=Steinhauer|first=Jennifer|date=2014-01-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On November 6, 2013 Kelley penned an ] in the '']'' warning against government surveillance and describing herself as the "human face" of the damage that can be caused by government probing into Americans' personal communications.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelley |first=Jill |url=http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303482504579179670250714560?mobile=y |title=Jill Kelley: How the Government Spied on Me |publisher=Wall Street Journal |format=Mobile |date=2013-11-05 |access-date=2014-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110092210/http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303482504579179670250714560?mobile=y |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | |||
<ref name=GuideStar>{{cite web |title=Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation Inc |website=] |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-4037520 |access-date=June 19, 2024 }}</ref> | |||
On June 3, 2013, Kelley filed a privacy ] against the ]<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news|url=http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/KelleySuit.pdf |title=UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=2013-07-03}}</ref> alleging that investigators violated her ] by unlawfully searching her personal emails and disclosing false descriptions of the nature of them to the media.<ref>{{cite news|last=Valentino |first=Jennifer |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324423904578523770277459156 |title=Woman in Petraeus Matter Files Lawsuit |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=2013-06-03 |access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> In addition, she stated "false and untrue headlines created a media sideshow" at her expense,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/22/21578013-us-officials-accused-by-socialite-jill-kelley-of-leaks-as-part-of-smear-campaign|title=US officials accused by socialite Jill Kelley of leaks as part of 'smear campaign'|last=Investigations|website=NBC Investigations|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> including her being wrongfully implicated in the ] between Petraeus and Broadwell. Kelley has become an advocate for ] and security.<ref name="businessweek1"> '']'' April 12, 2013</ref> | |||
<ref name=Howard>{{cite web |title=Clinton advisor bashed Jill Kelley in newly released emails |first=Howard |last=Altman |url=http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/clinton-advisor-bashed-jill-kelley-in-newly-released-emails-20151201/ |date=December 1, 2015 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181055/http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/clinton-advisor-bashed-jill-kelley-in-newly-released-emails-20151201/ |archive-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> | |||
== Privacy advocacy == | |||
In 2014, Kelley received the support of two ] to advocate for stronger privacy rights using her story of privacy rights violations related to the ] to "bring awareness to the damages that can be caused by government overreach and unwarranted searches of emails."<ref name="The Big Story2">{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2-congressmen-have-questions-jill-kelley-leak|title=2 congressmen have questions in Jill Kelley leak|work=The Big Story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213143747/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2-congressmen-have-questions-jill-kelley-leak|archive-date=December 13, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/jill-kelley-privacy-act-113219.html#.VHvDj9m9LCR|title=I Lost My Privacy. Let's Act to Protect Yours.|author=Jill Kelley|work=POLITICO Magazine|access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> Kelley published a memoir in 2014, titled ''Collateral Damage: Petraeus, Power, Politics and the Abuse of Privacy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/03/23/us/politics/ap-us-petraeus-jill-kelley.html|title=CIA Director's Email: 'Something Terrible, Dishonorable'|date=March 23, 2016|work=AP|access-date=December 9, 2016|via=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-0/petraeus-scandals-jill-kelley-becomes-a-privacy-champion|title=Petraeus Scandal's Jill Kelley Becomes a Privacy Champion|date=2014-01-07|access-date=2014-01-27|publisher=Businessweek}}{{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref name="The Big Story2" /><ref name="ReferenceA2">{{cite web|url=http://tbo.com/list/military-news/two-congressmen-have-questions-in-jill-kelley-leak-20140414/|title=Congressmen have questions for Holder in Jill Kelley leak|date=April 14, 2014|work=TBO.com|access-date=December 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912120215/https://tbo.com/list/military-news/two-congressmen-have-questions-in-jill-kelley-leak-20140414/|archive-date=September 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="jillkelley.net">{{cite web |url=http://jillkelley.net/ |title=Jill Kelley, Medical Practice |website=jillkelley.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109233820/http://jillkelley.net/ |archive-date=2016-01-09 |accessdate=June 19, 2024 |quote=Jill Kelley (born June 3, 1975) is an active humanitarian, dedicated to efforts both in the United States and around the world. }}</ref> | |||
In 2016, Kelley spoke at a ] undergraduate event<ref name=":3">Howard Altman. . Tampa Bay Times. August 25, 2016.</ref> on the topics of privacy rights and Internet security, along with reform and stronger protection of electronic communications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/macdill/jill-kelley-to-speak-at-yale-university-student-organization/2290981|title=Jill Kelley to speak at Yale University student organization|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref> The '']'' alluded to Jill Kelley as "An Apostle for Privacy."<ref name=":2">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/06/us/from-petraeus-scandal-an-apostle-for-privacy.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Jennifer | last=Steinhauer | title=From Petraeus Scandal, an Apostle for Privacy | date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=Joyce>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/live-coverage/2019/01/26/live-coverage-gasparilla-parade-and-pirate-invasion/ |first=Dennis |last=Joyce |title=Live coverage: Gasparilla parade and pirate invasion |date=January 26, 2009 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129081853/https://www.tampabay.com/live-coverage/2019/01/26/live-coverage-gasparilla-parade-and-pirate-invasion/ |archive-date=2019-01-29 |access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=Plott>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/08/jill-kelley-plans-party-wednesday-trump-hotel-celebrate-donald-trumps-victory/ |title=Jill Kelley Plans A Party Wednesday at the Trump Hotel to Celebrate Donald Trump's Victory |first=Elaina |last=Plott |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113193106/https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/08/jill-kelley-plans-party-wednesday-trump-hotel-celebrate-donald-trumps-victory/ |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |publisher=The Washingtonian |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref> | |||
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<ref name=SafeGuard>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/safeguard-surgical-receives-fda-breakthrough-141500489.html |title=SafeGuard Surgical Receives FDA "Breakthrough" Designation, Secures Funding from Tom Pepin and NFL QB Jameis Winston |date=March 14, 2024 |publisher=] |access-date=June 29, 2024 |quote=Jill Kelley, COO and co-founder of SafeGuard Surgical... |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629233415/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/safeguard-surgical-receives-fda-breakthrough-141500489.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
<ref name="stolberg and schmidt">{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Michael S. |last2=Stolberg |first2=Sheryl Gay |title=Tampa Is Seen as Social Link for Unfolding Scandal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/us/tampa-social-scene-at-center-of-petraeus-scandal.html |work=] |date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=Ward>{{cite web |title=The Bizarre Scandal That Brought Down General David Petraeus |first=Vicky |last=Ward |author-link=Vicky Ward |date=November 29, 2016 |work=] |access-date=19 June 2024 |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a975/david-petraeus-scandal-kelley-sisters/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208171458/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a975/david-petraeus-scandal-kelley-sisters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
<ref name=Whitlock>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/jill-kelley-e-mails-depict-a-striving-tampa-socialite-and-a-smitten-military-brass/2015/02/03/ef8cb06c-a800-11e4-a06b-9df2002b86a0_story.html |title=Jill Kelley e-mails depict a striving Tampa socialite and a smitten military brass |first=Craig |last=Whitlock |date=February 3, 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 19, 2024 |quote=At left is Jill's twin, Natalie Khawam. |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406154630/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/jill-kelley-e-mails-depict-a-striving-tampa-socialite-and-a-smitten-military-brass/2015/02/03/ef8cb06c-a800-11e4-a06b-9df2002b86a0_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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Socialite and diplomatic consultant For other people with similar names, see Jill Kelly (disambiguation).
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Jill Kelley | |
Born | Jill Gilberte Khawam (1975-06-03) June 3, 1975 (age 49) Beirut, Lebanon |
Citizenship | American |
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Spouse |
Scott Kelley (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Website | jillkelley |
Jill Kelley is a Lebanese-American philanthropist, activist, and diplomatic advisor. She is also a former South Korean Honorary Consul, and a former honorary ambassador to U.S. Central Command under General James N. Mattis. She was an advisor to CIA-Director David Petraeus. She is president and founder of ”Military Diplomacy Strategies", an international advisory firm that advises embassies and multi-national companies to foster military and economic partnerships.
Biography
Jill Kelley was born Gilberte Khawam on June 3, 1975 in Beirut, Lebanon to Syrian parents. Her identical twin sister is Natalie Khawam, a Washington, D.C. lawyer. She grew up near Philadelphia, and was known as Gigi. She has an older sister and a younger brother.
Her parents immigrated to the United States in 1976 and opened a Middle Eastern restaurant in Voorhees, New Jersey in 1988. 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. The couple has three children.
Since the early 2000s, Kelley and her husband have been known for their lavish parties, with guest lists including military leaders and other dignitaries. Their parties in the Tampa area include bashes for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival. These include parties at their house in Tampa, and various events in Washington, D.C.
In 2021, Kelley was invited to serve as the Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Ionic Rare Earth, a publicly traded company specializing in rare earth heavy magnets and mining. The board expressed confidence that her appointment would greatly strengthen key relationships with global organizations, citing her extensive experience in high-level international leadership roles and her history of engaging with royals, presidents, prime ministers, and parliamentarians to advance military, security, and economic partnerships.
She also speaks Arabic.
Career
In 2007, she founded the Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation along with her husband and sister. The foundation's mission was "to conduct cancer research and to grant wishes to terminally ill adult cancer patients." The charity ceased operations in 2006 and was reinstated in 2015. Later, Kelley and her husband, Scott Kelley, started Kelley Land Holdings, a property company. In 2012, Kelley held the informal title of Honorary Consul to South Korea and served as Honorary Ambassador to U.S. Central Command in Tampa. Kelley runs an advisory firm called Military Diplomacy Strategies LLC and is a founder of SafeGuard Surgical, a medical technology company, as well as EdentifID, a blockchain technology company.
Philanthropy
During President Biden's first Thanksgiving visit to Nantucket Island in 2021, Jill and Scott Kelley opened up their Nantucket compound to serve a holiday meal to nearly 150 State Troopers and Secret Service agents left out of Thanksgiving plans due to a scheduling error. The Kelleys have since continued the tradition of hosting POTUS security team every holiday that the president visited Nantucket Island.
Petraeus scandal
Jill and Scott Kelley met General David Petraeus when he was transferred to MacDill Air Force Base in November 2008. They quickly became friends, and had frequent dinner parties together. Through the Petraeuses, the Kelleys became close to other senior military personnel, including John R. Allen and Robert Harward. In 2012, Kelley filed a complaint to the FBI that she was being harassed over email. The ensuing investigation uncovered that General Petraeus was having an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, and that Broadwell had authored the emails to Kelley.
On June 3, 2013, Kelley filed a privacy lawsuit against the federal government alleging that investigators violated her privacy rights by unlawfully searching her personal emails and disclosing false descriptions of the nature of them to the media. In addition, she stated "false and untrue headlines created a media sideshow" at her expense, including her being wrongfully implicated in the extramarital affair between Petraeus and Broadwell.
In 2016, Kelley published a memoir about her role in the Petraeus scandal.
Recognition and Awards
- 2004 - elected honorary social ambassador to the MacDill Air Force Base military community
- 2010 - became first honorary military ambassador to Central Command
- 2010 - appointed Honorary Consul for the Republic of Korea
- 2011 - Joint Chiefs of Staff Outstanding Public Service Award.
- 2011 - special advisor to CIA director David Petraeus
- 2012 - confirmed as honorary ambassador to the U.S. Central Command under General James N. Mattis.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- "'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.
- Tweedie, Elisabeth (December 15, 2018). "Developments in the 5G Ecosystem". satellitemarkets.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- 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.
- ^ "Clinton advisor bashed Jill Kelley in newly released emails". December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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...
- ^ "Digital ID | EdentifID". EdentifID.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "Jill Kelley, Medical Practice". jillkelley.net. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
Jill Kelley (born June 3, 1975) is an active humanitarian, dedicated to efforts both in the United States and around the world.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Joyce, Dennis (January 26, 2009). "Live coverage: Gasparilla parade and pirate invasion". Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- Assay (July 8, 2021). "Ionic Rare Earths Add Diplomat And Multi-National Military Negotiator To Its Board". The Assay. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- Arnoldi, Marleny. "Ionic makes strategic directorship appointment". Mining Weekly. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- 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.
- "Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- Schmidt, Michael S.; Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (November 13, 2012). "Tampa Is Seen as Social Link for Unfolding Scandal". The New York Times.
- "Detail by FEI/EIN Number". sunbiz.org. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- "Volunteers, Faregrounds serve Secret Service, State Troopers Thanksgiving dinner". The Inquirer and Mirror. November 25, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- "Serving presidential security has become a labor of love". The Inquirer and Mirror. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- "Scott and Jill Kelley's legal case persists long after the Gen. David Petraeus scandal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- "Woman in Petraeus Matter Files Lawsuit - WSJ.com". WSJ. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- "Jill Kelley: Tampa woman in Petraeus case has been a hostess to the military - Washington Post". February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- "Petraeus Scandal: South Korea to Strip Kelley of Honorary Position". ABC News. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- "Kelley offered to help USF medical school". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
External links
- JillKelley.com – personal website
- Military Diplomatic Strategies – Military Diplomatic Strategies
- Jill Kelley on Twitter