Kelly Craft

Kelly Craft
Born	Kelly Dawn Guilfoil 2/24/1962
Birthplace	Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Diplomat, businesswoman, politician
Known for	United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2019–2021), United States Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019)
Education	University of Kentucky (BA)
Children	2
Awards	First woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Canada

Donald Trump.George W. Bush Daniel Cameron.Joe Craft, Joe Craft, George W. Bush <ref>"Nomination of Kelly Knight Craft". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Why Kelly Knight Craft was made U.S. ambassador to Canada". Maclean's. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"US ambassador Knight Craft". CBC News. 2017. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<Bruce Heyman,Barack Obama,David L. Cohen.<ref Nikki Haley Heather Nauert <ref>"Heather Nauert withdraws from consideration as UN ambassador". CNBC. 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for U.N. ambassador". Reuters. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Nominations Hearing, June 19, 2019". United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Trump's pick for UN envoy says she'll fight anti-Israel bias". The Times of Israel. 2019. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref {{cite news |last= |first= |date=2019 |title=President Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft, Kentucky native, as next UN ambassador |url=https://foxlexington.com/news/local/president-trump-nominates-kelly-knight-craft-kentucky-native-as-next-un-ambassador |work=Fox Lexington |access-date=2026-03-12}}<Jonathan Cohen Richard M. Mills Jr. <ref>"US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft: 2020 Global Conference Livestream". Milken Institute. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<Linda Thomas-Greenfield,Joe Biden.<ref Andy Beshear,<ref>"Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Announces Acquisition of Coal". Business Wire. 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"A Coal miner was killed at a West Virginia mine owned by Joe and Kelly Craft". WEKU. 2025-11-18. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Scott Pruitt and Coal". The New York Times. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<Joe Craft,<ref <ref>"With Kentucky politicos swarming, country ham auction again raises millions for charity". Kentucky Lantern. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Prize ham sells for near record at 61st annual Kentucky Country Ham Breakfast". The Courier-Journal. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"KY's famed ham goes for $10M at charity auction where McConnell takes stage". Lexington Herald Leader. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<Mark Stoops,<ref>"Kelly, Joe Craft Went to the Auburn Game to Show Support for Mark Stoops". Your Sports Edge. 2025-11-03. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Kelly Craft, Mark Pope and others praise Mark Stoops for success at Kentucky". Laker Country 104.9 WJRS. 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Craft Academy celebrates graduating class of 2025". Morehead State University. 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"Kelly Craft sworn in as US Ambassador to Canada". WKYT. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref <ref>"Trump picks Kelly Knight Craft as Ambassador to Canada". BBC News. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref <ref>"Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for U.N. ambassador". Reuters. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft: 2020 Global Conference Livestream". Milken Institute. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<<ref>"With Kentucky politicos swarming, country ham auction again raises millions for charity". Kentucky Lantern. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-03-12.<Kelly Knight Craft Andy Barr George Clooney Madeleine Albright Steve Beshear Russell Coleman <refe