Jill Kelley

Holiday meals During President Biden's first Thanksgiving visit to Nantucket Island in 2021, Kelley and her husband opened up their Nantucket compound to serve a holiday meal to nearly 150 State Troopers and Secret Service agents left out of Thanksgiving plans due to a scheduling error. The Kelleys continued the tradition of hosting POTUS security team every holiday when Biden visited Nantucket Island.

Petraeus scandal Jill and Scott Kelley met General David Petraeus when he was transferred to MacDill Air Force Base in November 2008. They quickly became friends, and had frequent dinner parties together. Through the Petraeuses, the Kelleys became close to other senior military personnel, including John R. Allen and Robert Harward. In addition, she stated "false and untrue headlines created a media sideshow" at her expense, including her being wrongfully implicated in the extramarital affair between Petraeus and Broadwell.

In 2016, Kelley published a memoir about her role in the Petraeus scandal. 2010 – Became first honorary military ambassador to Central Command 2011 – Joint Chiefs of Staff Outstanding Public Service Award 2011 – Special advisor to CIA director David Petraeus