Kelly Craft

Kelly Dawn Knight Craft (née Guilfoil; born February 24, 1962) is an American diplomat who is the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Craft was previously the United States ambassador to Canada, the first woman to hold the post. She was appointed by President George W. Bush as a U.S. alternate delegate to the United Nations in 2007, where her focus included U.S. engagement in Africa. She was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kentucky. She headed Kelly G. Knight LLC, a business advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. After having been confirmed by the United States Senate, Kelly Craft was officially sworn in as the United Nations Ambassador on September 10, 2019. She formally presented her credentials to Secretary-General António Guterres on September 12, 2019.