U.S.Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, once a top Trump campaign surrogate, has been asked to resign amid a misconduct probe, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia told reporters Tuesday.“We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” Zacharia said at her inaugural White House press briefing.
“She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well.” NBC News has reached out to the State Department and Guilfoyle’s office for comment.Guilfoyle, 57, the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., has been under investigation by the State Department’s Inspector General’s Office, two people familiar with the decision confirmed to NBC News last week.The probe came after The Wall Street Journal reported allegations of misconduct in her role as ambassador, including allegations that she bragged about her connections to Greek tycoons who she said funded luxury trips for her.The article cited people who heard the conversation and an audio recording.
NBC News has not independently confirmed the allegations.A Trump donor named Eric Deters came forward this month accusing her of asking him to pay her outstanding $100,000 American Express bill in the days before her 2025 Senate confirmation hearing in exchange for access to senior administration officials.“She was so desperate for that $100,000.It was a quid pro quo,” Deters told NBC News in an interview.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSThe Data Dive: Steve Kornacki on why 2026 isn’t like 2018FOR SUBSCRIBERSWhy a wave of ‘cockroach’ protesters are defying India’s bid to stamp out their movementFOR SUBSCRIBERSThe American consumer keeps spending.
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