Jill Kelley | |
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Born | Jill Gilberte Khawam June 3, 1975
Beirut, Lebanon |
Occupations |
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Spouse |
Scott Kelley (
m. 1999) |
Children | 3 [1] |
Website |
jillkelley |
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]
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]
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]
Kelley was honored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for work on behalf of United States Central Command and its international coalition. [12]
At left is Jill's twin, Natalie Khawam.
Jill Kelley, COO and co-founder of SafeGuard Surgical...
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Jill Kelley | |
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Born | Jill Gilberte Khawam June 3, 1975
Beirut, Lebanon |
Occupations |
|
Spouse |
Scott Kelley (
m. 1999) |
Children | 3 [1] |
Website |
jillkelley |
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]
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]
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]
Kelley was honored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for work on behalf of United States Central Command and its international coalition. [12]
At left is Jill's twin, Natalie Khawam.
Jill Kelley, COO and co-founder of SafeGuard Surgical...
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list-defined reference named "Cherkis" is not used in the content (see the
help page).