Janet Kelly, editor at The Daily Journal in Caracas

<a href=www.zwire.com>NEPA News March 24, 2003

Janet Kelly, editor in chief of The Daily Journal newspaper and a political analyst, has died. She was 56. Kelly, a native of Philadelphia, was found dead Monday in Caracas. The cause of death was under investigation.

A graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Kelly had lived in Venezuela for more than 20 years.

Kelly served as dean of Public Policy at the Institute of Higher Administration Studies in Caracas, where she had been a professor since 1982. There, she strengthened the institution's curriculum, research programs and publications in public policy.

In February, Kelly led a group that purchased The Daily Journal, Caracas' English-language newspaper.

Kelly was considered one of Venezuela's most respected political analysts. She wrote numerous books, academic articles and newspaper columns on Venezuelan politics, and she served on the board of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce.

Kelly is survived by two children, Juan Pablo and Daniel Escobar.