Ambassador to Djibouti and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.

[2][3] Kelly earned his bachelor's degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1984.

Kelly began his career in the United States Foreign Service in 1985, and has served in U.S.

Missions in San Salvador, Santiago, Chile, Quito, Vilnius, Buenos Aires, and São Paulo.

Kelly worked in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs from 1988 to 1990 and in the Office of the United States Trade Representative.