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[[File:John Kelly official portrait.jpg|thumb|250px|Official portrait]]
[[File:John Kelly official portrait.jpg|thumb|250px|Official portrait]]
'''John Francis Kelly''' (born May 11, 1950) is the [[Chief of staff]] of the [[Trump Administration]]. He previously served for six months as the fifth [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]] under President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>Munro, Neil (July 28, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/28/ten-facts-john-kellys-brief-tour-homeland-security/ Ten Accomplishments By John Kelly At Homeland Security]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 28, 2017.</ref> As such, he is a member of the [[National Security Council]]. He is a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[general]] and the former commander of [[United States Southern Command]].
'''John Francis Kelly''' (born May 11, 1950) is the [[Chief of staff]] of the [[Trump Administration]]. He previously served for six months as the fifth [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]] under President [[Donald Trump]]. As such, he is a member of the [[National Security Council]]. He is a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[general]] and the former commander of [[United States Southern Command]].
==Secretary of Homeland Security==
Kelly served as the Secretary of Homeland Security during the first six months of Trump's presidency. He made many accomplishments in advancing conservative policies during his tenure at the DHS.<ref>Munro, Neil (July 28, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/28/ten-facts-john-kellys-brief-tour-homeland-security/ Ten Accomplishments By John Kelly At Homeland Security]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 28, 2017.</ref>
For more information about Kelly's tenure at the DHS, see:
*[[Donald Trump achievements: Immigration, illegal immigration, and border security]]
*[[Donald Trump achievements: Military, national security, and anti-terrorism]]
==White House Chief of Staff==
President Trump appointed Kelly to be the White House Chief of Staff, with his term starting on July 31, 2017.<ref>Kellman, Laurie (July 29, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/29/john-kelly-brings-military-bearing-to-white-house-/ New chief of staff takes over at White House come Monday]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Boyer, Dave (July 28, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/28/john-kelly-named-trump-white-house-chief-staff-rep/ Trump names DHS Secretary Kelly as White House chief of staff; Priebus out]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 29, 2017.</ref>
==Personal life==
In 2010, Kelly's 29-year-old son, First Lieutenant Robert Kelly, was killed in action when he stepped on a landmine while leading a platoon of Marines on a patrol in [[Afghanistan]].
In 2010, Kelly's 29-year-old son, First Lieutenant Robert Kelly, was killed in action when he stepped on a landmine while leading a platoon of Marines on a patrol in [[Afghanistan]].