RNC Convention Chief Joins Melania Trump’s Team: Campaign Update

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First Lady Melania Trump announced Monday that Marcia Lee Kelly, chief executive of the 2020 Republican National Convention Committee, would be joining her staff as a senior adviser.

Kelly, who will be designated a special government employee, will continue her work on the Aug. 24 convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in addition to duties at the White House, according to RNC spokesman Steve Guest. The appointment formalizes the role for Kelly, who has been advising the first lady in recent months.