Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as US Ambassador to Greece After White House Request Amid Misconduct Allegations

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as United States ambassador to Greece on Tuesday after the White House asked her to leave the post. The request followed weeks of reports detailing allegations of improper conduct, including claims that she sought payment of a large credit card bill in exchange for access to administration officials.

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia announced the decision during her first briefing. She said the administration had asked Guilfoyle to resign and wished her well. President Donald Trump confirmed the departure later in the day. Speaking to reporters before traveling to Alaska for a midterm campaign event, Trump said Guilfoyle had done a good job but that he did not like what he had read. He noted that she was not a member of his family and had dated his son a long time ago.

Guilfoyle posted on X within two hours of the briefing. She denied the allegations and said she intended to vigorously defend her name, reputation, and integrity. She described the ambassadorship as the honor of a lifetime and reaffirmed her loyalty to Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A White House official later confirmed that the formal resignation had been received.

The allegations originated in a series of Wall Street Journal reports. One detailed text messages in which Guilfoyle allegedly asked longtime Trump ally Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 American Express bill in July 2025, days before her Senate confirmation hearing. Deters said the request came in exchange for access to senior officials. Guilfoyle's attorneys have described the payment as settlement of a debt for a speaking engagement, a claim Deters has denied.

Additional reports described Guilfoyle boasting about connections to wealthy Greek businessmen who funded luxury travel and private jet flights. She was also said to have promoted the interests of a Greek energy company and allowed one of its lobbyists into private diplomatic meetings. Britain's Daily Mail reported that the State Department inspector general's office was examining complaints from embassy staff about her workplace behavior. Guilfoyle has served in the role since November 2025.

The resignation ends a short tenure marked by high-profile allegations rather than major diplomatic breakthroughs. Guilfoyle, a former San Francisco prosecutor and Fox News personality, had been a prominent surrogate for Trump's 2024 campaign. Her engagement to Donald Trump Jr. ended years earlier. The timing, just ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections, removes a distraction for the administration but leaves the Athens embassy without a confirmed ambassador at a moment of regional tension.

Greece has hosted increased U.S. naval activity in the eastern Mediterranean. Relations with Turkey remain sensitive over maritime boundaries and energy exploration. The next ambassador will need to manage those files while the State Department reviews the internal complaints that prompted the inspector general inquiry. Guilfoyle has said she will contest the claims. No criminal charges have been filed.