John Kelly | |
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.jpg) Kelly in 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-07-20)July 20, 1939 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 2011(2011-09-15) (aged 72) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Emory University |
John Hubert Kelly | |
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| 15thAssistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs | |
| In office June 16, 1989 – September 30, 1991 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard W. Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Edward Djerejian |
John Hubert Kelly (July 20, 1939 – September 15, 2011) was an Americandiplomat.[1][2]
John Hubert Kelly was born inFond du Lac, Wisconsin, on July 20, 1939. He attendedEmory University, receiving aB.A. in 1961. He spent 1962 through 1965 working as ateacher, first inDanville, Virginia, then inNiles, Michigan.[3]
Kelly entered theUnited States Foreign Service in 1964.[4] His first posting was inTurkey, first inAdana, then inAnkara, where he worked from 1965 to 1967. He spent 1968 inThai language instruction and was then posted toSongkhla from 1969 to 1971. He spent 1971–72 as a student at theArmed Forces Staff College. He spent 1972–73 working on political-military affairs in theBureau of Intelligence and Research. In 1973, he was detailed to theUnited States Department of Defense as an expert onThailand, and then spent 1974 working in theBureau of Political-Military Affairs. He spent 1975–76 as Special Assistant toCounselor of the United States Department of StateHelmut Sonnenfeldt. He returned to the field in 1976 and spent the next four years as a political-military officer inParis. In 1981–82 he was the Una Chapman Cox Fellow and Diplomatic Associate at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy atGeorgetown University and worked on French defense and international terrorism.[3][5]
Returning to the State Department, Kelly spent 1982–83 as Senior DeputyAssistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and 1983–85 as Principal DeputyAssistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. From 1985 to 1986, he was Short Terms Project Specialist in the Office of theUnder Secretary of State for Management.[3]
On July 17, 1986,President of the United StatesRonald Reagan nominated Kelly asUnited States Ambassador to Lebanon, a post he held for the next two years.[3][6] During this time Kelly played a minor role in the Iran-Contra scandal, where he interacted with key figures such asGeorge Shultz,John Poindexter, andOliver North.[7] He returned to Washington, D.C., in 1988 to become DeputyDirector of Policy Planning.
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush then nominated Kelly asAssistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs and Kelly held this office from June 16, 1989, until September 30, 1991.[6] Bush next nominated Kelly asUnited States Ambassador to Finland; he presented his credentials on December 20, 1991, and held this position until July 5, 1994.[2][6]
Kelly later founded John Kelly Consulting, Inc., a consulting firm that provided its American clients with strategic, marketing and business advice for their overseas operations.[1][5]
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Lebanon 1986–1988 | Succeeded by |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs June 16, 1989 – September 30, 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Finland December 20, 1991 – July 5, 1994 | Succeeded by |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |  | |
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| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | ||
