History of Rhona Graff in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: April 27, 2024

Rhona Cheryl Graff is a long-time executive assistant to Donald Trump and senior vice-president of the Trump Organization. She has worked closely with Trump for over three decades, first at Trump Tower for nearly thirty years and continuing after his presidential election. Graff is known as Trump's "gatekeeper" due to her role in managing his schedule and access to him. Even after Trump became president, Graff continued to handle his non-official arrangements, highlighting her enduring role in his personal and professional life.

1987: Career Beginnings at the Trump Organization

In 1987, Rhona Graff started working for the Trump Organization, initially as an assistant to the president.

1993: Marriage to Lucius Joseph Riccio

In 1993, Rhona Graff married Lucius Joseph Riccio, New York City's former Deputy Commissioner of Transportation, in a ceremony officiated by Mayor David N. Dinkins at the Plaza Hotel.

2004: Gatekeeper to Donald Trump

By 2004, Rhona Graff had established herself as a key figure in the Trump Organization, with many recognizing her as the primary point of contact for reaching Donald Trump.

July 2015: Proposed Trump-Putin Meeting

In July 2015, Rob Goldstone emailed Rhona Graff, seemingly proposing a meeting between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

June 2016: Possible Involvement in the Veselnitskaya Meeting

In June 2016, Rhona Graff was potentially involved in communications related to the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower.