Kimberly Guilfoyle asked to resign as Greece envoy

US President Donald Trump's administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, to resign amid scrutiny of allegations about her financial dealings and hospitality from wealthy Greek businessmen, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday.

“We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” Zacharia told reporters at her first White House briefing. Trump said Monday that his administration was reviewing Guilfoyle's future and was “not happy.”

The Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle asked Eric Deters, an influential Trump supporter, to pay $100,000 in personal credit card debt shortly before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing. The newspaper said it published screenshots of the exchanges. Deters told the Journal he refused to make the payment.

Guilfoyle's lawyer disputed the authenticity of the messages and denied wrongdoing.

The Journal also reported that Guilfoyle described luxury trips and hotel stays funded by wealthy Greek businessmen. It said she travelled to the World Economic Forum in Davos on a private jet with Alexandros Exarchou, chief executive of Greek construction company Aktor Group, and stayed with or travelled with Greek shipping magnate Nikolas Tsakos, who the Journal said paid some costs.

Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host and former fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., was appointed ambassador after that engagement ended. It was not immediately clear whether she had agreed to step down.