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Retired U.South. Marine Corps general (built-in 1950)

John F. Kelly
Kelly in 2017
28th White Firm Master of Staff
In office July 31, 2017 – January 2, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Kirstjen Nielsen James Due west. Carroll Zachary Fuentes
Preceded past	Reince Priebus
Succeeded by	Mick Mulvaney (interim)
fifth The states Secretary of Homeland Security
In part January twenty, 2017 – July 31, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Elaine Duke
Preceded past	Jeh Johnson
Succeeded by	Kirstjen Nielsen
Commander of the U.s.a. Southern Control
In part November 19, 2012 – January 16, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Douglas M. Fraser
Succeeded by	Kurt Westward. Tidd
Personal details
Born	John Francis Kelly (1950-05-xi) May 11, 1950 (age 72) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Karen Hernest ​ (thou. 1976)​
Children	three
Education	University of Massachusetts Boston (BA) Georgetown University (MA) National Defense University (MS)
Military service
Allegiance	United states
Branch/service	The states Maritime Service U.s.a. Marine Corps
Years of service	1969 (USMS) 1970–1972(USMC) 1972–1975 (inactive reserves) 1975–2016(USMC)
Rank	General
Commands	United States Southern Command 1st Lite Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Multinational Force West
Battles/wars	Gulf War Operation Desert Storm Republic of iraq War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal Defence Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) with Gainsay "V"

John Francis Kelly (born May eleven, 1950) is an American old political advisor and retired U.Due south. Marine Corps general who served equally White House chief of staff for President Donald Trump from July 31, 2017, to January 2, 2019. He had previously served equally Secretarial assistant of Homeland Security in the Trump administration and was commander of Us Southern Control. He is now a lath member at Caliburn International.

Kelly enlisted in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was commissioned as an officer about the end of college. He rose through the ranks, eventually serving in his last armed services mail from 2012 to 2016 as a four-star general leading United states Southern Control, the unified combatant command responsible for American military operations in Cardinal America, Due south America, and the Caribbean.^[1]

Prior to joining the Trump administration in January 2017, Kelly had been on the lath of advisors of DC Capital Partners, an investment business firm that now owns Caliburn.

Kelly was selected as the first Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump assistants. Kelly earned a reputation for existence an aggressive enforcer of immigration law. Afterward half dozen months, he was selected to supercede Reince Priebus every bit White House Master of Staff in an attempt to bring more stability to the White House.^[2] He was the first career military officer to serve in the position since Alexander Haig during the Nixon and Ford Administrations.^[iii]

Early life and education [edit]

Kelly was built-in on May 11, 1950, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Josephine "Honey" (Pedalino) and John F. Kelly. His family was Catholic, his male parent of Irish ancestry and his mother of Italian descent.^{[four] [v] [6] [seven]} His father was a postal worker in Brighton.^[8] He grew up in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.^[7] Before he reached the age of 16, he hitchhiked to Washington state and rode the trains back, including a freight-hop from Seattle to Chicago.^{[seven] [nine]} He then served for one twelvemonth in the United States Merchant Marine, where he says "my first fourth dimension overseas was taking 10,000 tons of beer to Vietnam".^{[nine] [10]}

In 1970, when his mother told him that his draft number was coming upwards, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps.^{[vi] [vii] [ix]} He served in an infantry company with the second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, Northward Carolina, and was discharged to the inactive reserve as a sergeant in 1972 then that he could attend college.^{[six] [seven] [nine]} He returned to active duty with the Marines in 1975, completed Officeholder Candidates Schoolhouse, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on Dec 27, 1975.^{[6] [11]} In 1976, he graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston and in 1984, he received a Master of Arts degree in National Security Affairs from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service.^{[6] [12]} In 1995, Kelly graduated from the National Defence force University in Washington, DC with a Master of Science in Strategic Studies.

Armed forces career [edit]

Kelly returned to the 2d Marine Sectionalization where he served as a rifle platoon and weapons platoon commander, visitor executive officer, assistant operations officer, and rifle company commander. Sea duty in Mayport, Florida, followed, at which fourth dimension he served aboard aircraft carriers USSForrestal(CV-59) and USSIndependence(CV-62). In 1980, then-Captain Kelly attended the U.Due south. Army'due south Infantry Officeholder Advanced Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. Later on graduation, he was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, D.C., serving there from 1981 through 1984, as an assignment monitor. Kelly returned to the 2d Marine Sectionalisation in 1984, to command a rifle visitor and weapons company. Promoted to major in 1987, he then served as a battalion operations officer.^[11]

Kelly'south official U.S. Southern Control portrait

In 1987, Kelly transferred to the Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, serving start as the caput of the Offensive Tactics Section, Tactics Group, and after assuming the duties of the Manager of the Infantry Officer Course. Afterward three years of instructing young officers, he attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the School for Advanced Warfare, both located at Quantico.^[11]

Completing duty under instruction and selected for lieutenant colonel, he was assigned as commanding officer, 1st Lite Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (1st LAR), 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. During his tenure, 1st LAR was called in to provide augmentation support for law in the city of Long Beach, California during the Los Angeles riots of 1992. Holding this control position for ii years, Kelly returned to the East Coast in 1994, to nourish the National State of war Higher in Washington, D.C. He graduated in 1995 and was selected to serve every bit the Commandant's Liaison Officer to the U.South. House of Representatives, Capitol Loma, where he was promoted to colonel.^[11]

Kelly testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee

In 1999, Kelly transferred to joint duty and served as the special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, in Mons, Belgium. He returned to the United States in 2001 and was assigned to a third bout of duty at Camp Lejeune, now as the assistant master of staff G-3 with the Second Marine Division. In 2002, Kelly again served with the 1st Marine Division, this time equally the assistant division commander. Much of Kelly'south two-year consignment was spent deployed in Iraq.^[eleven] In March 2003, while in Iraq, Kelly was promoted to brigadier general, which was the first known promotion of a Marine Corps colonel in an agile combat zone since that of another First Marine Division banana division commander, Chesty Puller, in January 1951.^[thirteen]

In April 2003, Kelly took command of the newly formed Task Force Tripoli and drove it north from Baghdad into Samarra and Tikrit.^[fourteen] Kelly has stated that during the initial assail on Baghdad he was asked past a reporter for The Los Angeles Times if, considering the size of the Iraqi Army and the vast supplies of tanks, artillery and chemic weapons available to Saddam'due south forces, he would ever consider defeat. Kelly's response, as recounted by him at a 2007 San Diego Military machine Advisory Council networking breakfast, was, "hell these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal and took Iwo Jima, Baghdad ain't shit." [sic]^[15]

Kelly briefing reporters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia

His side by side consignment was as legislative assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Michael Hagee. In January 2007, Kelly was nominated for major general,^{[16] [17]} and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September eleven, 2007.^[eighteen]

Kelly'south next consignment, in July 2007, was every bit commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forwards).^[nineteen] On February 9, 2008 Kelly assumed command of the Multi-National Force–West in Iraq, replacing Major General Walter E. Gaskin.^[20] Afterward a twelvemonth in Iraq, Kelly returned to the United States in February 2009.^[21]

Kelly was nominated for lieutenant general on March nine, 2011, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 16, 2011.^[22]

Kelly was the senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defence force and personally greeted Secretarial assistant Leon Panetta at the entrance to the Pentagon on July 1, 2011, Panetta's first mean solar day as secretary.^[23] Kelly was nominated for Full general on January 31, 2012, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 26, 2012.^[24] He succeeded Full general Douglas M. Fraser every bit commander of U.S. Southern Control on November 19, 2012.^{[1] [25]}

In a May 2014 speech communication regarding the State of war on Terror, Kelly said:

If you think this war against our manner of life is over considering some of the self-appointed opinion-makers and chattering class grow 'state of war weary,' because they want to be out of Republic of iraq or Afghanistan, yous are mistaken. This enemy is dedicated to our destruction. He will fight u.s. for generations, and the conflict will motility through various phases as it has since 9/11.^[26]

Kelly was succeeded as commander by Navy Admiral Kurt W. Tidd on January 14, 2016.

Secretarial assistant of Homeland Security [edit]

Kelly is ceremonially sworn in prior to President Trump's voice communication at DHS Headquarters on January 25, 2017. Kelly was really sworn in five days prior.

On December seven, 2016, then President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a chiffonier-level position.^[27] People familiar with the transition said that Trump'southward team was fatigued to Kelly because of his southwest border expertise.^[28] On January twenty, 2017, Kelly was confirmed every bit Secretary of Homeland Security by the United States Senate with a vote of 88–xi.^[29] On that evening, he was sworn in past Vice President Mike Pence.^[thirty]

In an April 2017 spoken language at George Washington University, Kelly said, "If lawmakers practise not similar the laws they've passed and we are charged to enforce, then they should have the courage and skill to change the laws. Otherwise they should shut up and back up the men and women on the forepart lines."^[31]

Kelly indicated days into the administration his interest in having the U.S.–Mexico border wall completed within two years.^[32] On April 21, 2017, Kelly said the U.S.–Mexico border wall would begin construction "past the terminate of the summer."^[33] Ii days later, Kelly said he believed "a border wall is essential" every bit there were "tremendous threats" such every bit drugs and individuals coming into the Usa.^[34] On May two, Kelly stated his surprise in office holders "rejoicing in the fact that the wall will exist slower to be built and, consequently, the southwest border under less control than it could be."^[35]

In May 2017, Kelly said of terrorism, "It's everywhere. It'due south constant. It's nonstop. The skillful news for the states in America is we have astonishing people protecting u.s.a. every day. But information technology tin can happen hither almost anytime." He said that the threat from terrorism was so severe that some people would "never exit the firm" if they knew the truth.^[36] In July, Kelly allegedly blocked Milwaukee Canton Sheriff David Clarke from taking a position in the DHS, though it was never confirmed.^[37]

Cess of tenure [edit]

Of his tenure equally Secretary of Homeland Security, U.s. Today wrote, "Kelly oversaw some of the most controversial policies of Trump'south calendar, including a travel ban targeting several majority-Muslim countries, a reduction in refugee admissions and stepped-up deportations of undocumented immigrants."^[38] According to the New Yorker, Kelly left the DHS with a

reputation as i of the most aggressive enforcers of immigration constabulary in recent American history. His record belies the short length of his tenure. In six months, Kelly eliminated guidelines that governed federal immigration agents' work; vastly expanded the categories of immigrants beingness targeted for deportation; threatened to carelessness the Obama-era plan that grants legal status to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.Due south. as children; and has fifty-fifty broached the idea of splitting upward mothers and children at the border to "deter" people from coming to the U.S.^[39]

The DHS under Kelly "became i of the few branches of the federal authorities that has been both willing and able to execute Trump's policy priorities."^[39] Unlike other agency heads, Kelly did not disharmonism with Trump.^[38]

White House Chief of Staff [edit]

Kelly during the MSC 2017

Trump appointed Kelly to the post of White House Master of Staff on July 28, 2017, replacing Reince Priebus. Priebus's ousting and Kelly's engagement followed an internal power struggle within the White Firm.^[40] Kelly took office on July 31, 2017.^[41] That aforementioned day, with Trump's approval, Kelly removed Anthony Scaramucci from his role as communications director, just ten days after Scaramucci was appointed to that role. Reportedly, Kelly had requested permission to remove Scaramucci after "Scaramucci had boasted almost reporting directly to the president, not the principal of staff."^[42] On August 18, 2017, Kelly removed Steve Bannon from his role as White House Chief Strategist, on behalf of President Trump.^[43]

Early into his tenure, media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and FiveThirtyEight speculated that Kelly would bring moderation and discipline to the White House.^{[44] [45] [46]} In August 2017, early on into Kelly's tenure, the Washington Post wrote that Kelly had "left no discernible imprint on the White House'southward philosophy" and that it was unclear if he would bring at-home and rigor to the White House.^[47] In a lengthy article on Kelly's tenure, the New York Times in October 2017 wrote that "for all of the talk of Mr. Kelly as a moderating forcefulness and the and so-called grown-up in the room, it turns out that he harbors strong feelings on patriotism, national security and immigration that mirror the hard-line views of his outspoken dominate."^[48] By February 2018, Kelly had emerged equally a hardliner on several problems (immigration, in particular) and been embroiled in a number of controversies,^{[44] [49]} and there were reports of pressure on Kelly to resign.^[50]

When Donald Trump arrived in Singapore in June 2018 for the N Korea–United states of america peak, the New York Times reported that Kelly had told a recent grouping of visiting senators the White House was "a miserable place to work." The reported comment renewed months-long speculation that Kelly would resign from his job of White House Principal of Staff.^[51]

According to several news outlets in early 2018, Kelly's influence in the White House had been diminished and Trump made several key decisions without his presence.^{[52] [53] [54]} On December seven, 2018, CNN and others reported that Kelly and Trump were no longer on speaking terms and that Kelly was expected to resign in the coming days.^[55] On December 8, Trump announced that Kelly would be leaving at the end of the yr.^[56] On December 14, 2018, the White House announced that Mick Mulvaney would replace John Kelly as the White House Chief of Staff.^[57]

On the solar day after the 2021 United States Capitol assail, Kelly said he supported Trump's removal from office by use of the 25th Amendment, calculation, "What happened on Capitol Hill yesterday is a direct result of his poisoning the minds of people with the lies and the frauds."^[58]

Controversies [edit]

DC Capital Partners conflict of interest [edit]

In January 2017, The Intercept reported that Kelly failed to disclose his position every bit vice-chair on the Spectrum Group, a defense contractor lobbying house, on his ethics form, while taking a position at the Department of Homeland Security.^[59] Kelly's membership on the board of DC Upper-case letter Partners and its for-profit detention facilities at the Southern Edge and Florida, operated by its subsidiary Caliburn International had called into question his neutrality equally they take been described every bit private for-profit concentration camps.^[60] Caliburn CEO James Van Dusen said, "With 4 decades of armed forces and humanitarian leadership, in-depth understanding of international diplomacy and noesis of electric current economical drivers around the world, Full general Kelly is a strong strategic addition to our squad." Candidates in the 2020 Autonomous Party presidential primaries objected, including Cory Booker who said Kelly'southward actions in joining the board were "disgusting," with Elizabeth Warren calling his role, "abuse at its accented worst."^[61] In July 2019, the House Oversight Commission announced information technology was probing Kelly's conflict of interest in the camps while he was the White Business firm Chief of Staff.^{[62] [63]}

Frederica Wilson dispute [edit]

In October 2017, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) criticized Trump for his phone call to the widow of a slain U.S. soldier, maxim his remarks had been insensitive. Wilson had been in the widow's car when Trump had called her.^[64] A few days later, Kelly held a press briefing where he defended Trump's phone call, which he had overheard, saying Trump "expressed his condolences in the all-time way that he could." Kelly harshly criticized Wilson, calling her "the empty barrel that makes the most noise" and stating that in a 2015 spoken communication Wilson had "stood upwardly" to inappropriately claim credit for securing federal funding for an FBI building in her district.^{[65] [66]} Video of her 2015 speech showed his description to be inaccurate.^[67] Subsequently that month, while in an interview with conservative commentator Laura Ingraham, Kelly said he stood by his comments on Wilson and would "never" apologize for his comments. Kelly said he would "talk well-nigh earlier her comments and at the reception afterwards" as a "package deal", just refused to elaborate further.^{[68] [69]}

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In the same October 2017 interview with Laura Ingraham, Kelly said that "the lack of power to compromise led to the Ceremonious War." He also described Robert Eastward. Lee as an "honorable man" who "gave up ... his country to fight for his land," and claimed, "men and women of proficient faith on both sides made their stand where their censor had to make their stand."^[70] Several historians of the Civil State of war described Kelly'south remarks as ignorant, and as a misuse of history reminiscent of Lost Cause mythology. They besides broadly refuse Kelly's remark that a failure to compromise led to the Ceremonious War, noting that the war was predominantly fought over slavery and that a number of compromises on slavery were made in the lead-upwardly to the war.^[71] The White Business firm defended Kelly'south remarks, citing non-fiction writer and historian Shelby Foote.^[72]

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On February half dozen, 2018, Kelly made recorded remarks concerning a discrepancy between how many had enrolled in DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and how many were to be offered a path to citizenship, by saying "The difference betwixt 690 [thousand] and i.8 meg were the people that some would say were as well afraid to sign up; others would say are also lazy to get off their asses, but they didn't sign up".^[73]

Confrontation with Corey Lewandowski [edit]

In February 2018, The New York Times reported that Kelly had been in a physical confrontation with onetime Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. According to anonymous sources, Kelly had a heated statement with Lewandoski in which he accused him of profiting off Trump'southward presidency. This led to Kelly grabbing Lewandowski by the collar and pushing him up against the wall simply outside the Oval Office. The sources said Lewandowski did not respond physically to Kelly, and when Underground Service agents arrived, Lewandowski and Kelly went their split up ways.^[74]

Firing of White House aide Rob Porter [edit]

On February vii, 2018, White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned in the wake of reports that his two ex-wives accused him of domestic abuse, allegations that Porter said are simulated and "a coordinated smear campaign".^[75] One ex-married woman had a protective order from 2010 against Porter, and the other had photographic evidence of the alleged abuse.^[75] The protective order had prevented Porter from obtaining a full security clearance, though the guild's associated ex-wife said Porter's "integrity and power to practise his task is impeccable".^[75] According to an unnamed senior administration official, Kelly was aware of the protective order and the domestic abuse allegations, and had promoted Porter within the White House.^{[75] [76]} Approached past media about the allegations, Kelly initially praised Porter, maxim he was a "human being of true integrity and honor, and I tin can't say enough expert things about him. He is a friend, a confidante and a trusted professional. I am proud to serve alongside him."^[75] Per an unnamed White House official, Porter resigned over the objections of Kelly, who had worked closely with Porter since becoming White Business firm Chief of Staff.^[77]

In a February 8 email to White House staff, Kelly wrote, "While we are all processing the shocking and troubling allegations made confronting a former White House staffer, I want yous to know that we all accept matters of domestic violence very seriously. Domestic violence is abhorrent and has no identify in our society".^[78] On February ix, 2018, The Washington Mail reported that Kelly had instructed senior staff and aides to tell reporters that Kelly took immediate action to burn Porter upon hearing that domestic abuse allegations were credible; the Postal service noted this "version of events contradicts both the public record and accounts from numerous other White Firm officials in contempo days equally the Porter drama unfolded."^[79] Kelly told reporters on March 2, 2018 that he sought Porter's resignation immediately after learning of the accusations on February 6 and regretted his handling of Porter's departure.^[lxxx]

Firing of Omarosa Manigault [edit]

In August 2018, a record was released of Kelly firing White House staffer Omarosa Manigault in the Situation Room, and allegedly threatening her legally besides as reputationally, maxim to her: "I'd like to meet this be a friendly departure. In that location are pretty significant legal bug that we promise don't develop into something that, that'll make it ugly for you."^{[81] [82]} When questioned whether the President knew of the firing, Kelly replied: "The [White House] staff, and everybody on the staff, works for me and not the president."^[81] Kelly'southward apply of the Situation Room to isolate and fire Manigault also led to controversy about potential misuse of the high-security facility by Kelly, as well as the fact he was unknowingly recorded within it.^{[82] [83]}

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On July 6, 2021, information technology was reported^[84] that during a 2018 trip to France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the cease of Globe State of war I, and then President Donald Trump told Kelly, "Well, Hitler did a lot of proficient things." Kelly did non publicly reveal the President'due south comments for more than ii years. The story was ultimately reported by Wall Street Periodical reporter Michael Bender in his book 'Frankly, We Did Win This Election': The Inside Story of How Trump Lost. On July 7, Trump'southward spokesperson denied that the former president praised Hitler, calling the claim "totally false", as reported by the Washington Examiner.^[85]

Personal life [edit]

Kelly married Karen Hernest in 1976. They raised 3 children together: Robert, John Jr., and Kathleen.^[86]

On November 9, 2010, Kelly's 29-year-quondam son, Start Lieutenant Robert Michael Kelly,^[87] was killed in action when he stepped on a landmine while leading a platoon of Marines on a patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan.

The younger Kelly was a former enlisted Marine and was on his tertiary combat tour, his first gainsay tour equally a U.S. Marine Corps infantry officeholder. At the time of his death, Robert Kelly was with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, fifth Marines. Robert Kelly's decease made John Kelly the highest-ranking American military officeholder to lose a child in Iraq or Transitional islamic state of afghanistan.^[88] Kelly's other son is a Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel.^{[89] [90] [91]}

Military awards [edit]

Kelly's military decorations and awards:

Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal[92]	Legion of Merit west/ Gold Star and Gainsay "V"[92]	Meritorious Service Medal w/ Gold Star[93]	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal west/ iii Gilded Stars[93]
Navy and Marine Corps Accomplishment Medal[93]	Navy Combat Action Ribbon[93]	Navy Presidential Unit of measurement Citation[93]	Articulation Meritorious Unit Laurels w/ Oak Leafage Cluster[93]
Navy Unit Citation[93]	Navy Meritorious Unit of measurement Commendation westward/ two Statuary Stars[93]	Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal[93]	National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 Bronze Stars[93]
Southwest Asia Service Medal west/ Bronze Star[93]	Iraq Entrada Medal due west/ iii Bronze Stars[93]	Global State of war on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal[93]	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal[93]
Navy Body of water Service Deployment Ribbon due west/ 4 Bronze Stars[93]	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon[93]	Grand Officeholder of the Social club of San Carlos (Colombia)[94]	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)[93]
Role of the Secretary of Defence force Identification Badge

See also [edit]

• List of people who take held multiple U.s.a. Cabinet-level positions

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External links [edit]

• Biography at U.S. Department of Defense force
• Appearances on C-Span
• Noel, Kristen (October 12, 2008). "U.S. Presence Yet Needed for Stability in Anbar Province, General Says". News Articles. Armed services Printing Service, United states of america Department of Defense force. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2008.

Military offices
Preceded by Walter Gaskin	Commander of Multi-National Strength West 2008–2009	Succeeded by Richard T. Tryon
Preceded by Jack Bergman	Commander of the United States Marine Corps Reserve 2009–2011	Succeeded past Darrell L. Moore Acting
	Commander of the U.s.a. Marine Corps Forces Northern Control 2009–2011
Preceded by Joseph D. Kernan	Senior Military Banana to the Secretary of Defense 2011–2012	Succeeded by Thomas D. Waldhauser
Preceded by Douglas Fraser	Commander of United states Southern Command 2012–2016	Succeeded by Kurt Tidd
Political offices
Preceded by Jeh Johnson	United States Secretary of Homeland Security 2017	Succeeded past Kirstjen Nielsen
Preceded past Reince Priebus	White House Main of Staff 2017–2019	Succeeded by Mick Mulvaney Acting
U.S. order of precedence (formalism)
Preceded by Jim Mattis as Former US Cabinet Fellow member	Order of precedence of the United States every bit Former Usa Cabinet Member	Succeeded by Betsy DeVos as Erstwhile US Cabinet Member

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kelly

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