Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns from the US embassy in Greece at Trump's request

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned from his post as US ambassador in Greece on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, after the White House asked him to leave. Radio-Canada and Le Matin report this request, while Euronews announces its departure. NBC News provides further confirmation: a White House official says his formal resignation was received on Tuesday afternoon. [S2] [S3] [S6] [S9]

This departure comes after several investigations by the Wall Street Journal involving his private financial relations and diplomatic conduct. Kimberly Guilfoyle rejects the charges and announces that he wants to defend his reputation. The political decision to dismiss it therefore does not constitute a judicial finding on the alleged facts. [S2] [S9]

From presidential demand to resignation

" We asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign," said Katie Zacharia during her first press briefing as White House spokesperson. The sequence published by C-SPAN confirms this announcement. Donald Trump then explained that, despite the work he deemed appropriate, the information published had displeased him. He said he did not speak personally to the ambassador. [S10] [S9]

The first publications do not all describe the same stage of his departure. Radio-Canada reports a message in which Kimberly Guilfoyle evokes a mandate that is "perhaps at its end." The subsequent information from NBC News on the receipt of his formal resignation makes it possible to overcome this uncertainty, without specifying the modalities of the transition in Athens. [S2] [S9]

A solicitation of $100,000 challenged

A first part concerns a request for money prior to its confirmation hearing in the Senate in July 2025. According to information from the Wall Street Journal published by Radio-Canada, Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly asked the Republican donor Eric Deters to pay a credit card debt of $100,000, promising him privileged access to senior officials of the Trump administration. The charges are based on messages provided by Deters. [S2]

When questioned by NBC News, NBC claims that it did not pay the money. A distinction must therefore be made between an alleged solicitation and an actual payment. Counsel for Kimberly Guilfoyle presented a different explanation: she was seeking settlement of past benefits. Euronews reports that they evoke about $150,000 in unpaid fees for conferences and council. Deters disagrees with this money, according to NBC News. [S6] [S9]

The disagreement thus concerns the very nature of the approach: exchange of money for political influence, according to the accuser; recovery of an occupational claim, depending on the defence. No survey results presented in the articles consulted differ between these versions. [S2] [S9]

Private gifts and public functions

Other revelations concern luxurious trips and stays that Greek businessmen would have financed. Morning reports the existence of recordings in which Kimberly Guilfoyle would boast. Radio-Canada also mentions the alleged presence of a lobbyist at official diplomatic meetings and inappropriate behaviour towards embassy staff. These charges are attributed to Wall Street Journal investigations, not to published administrative findings. [S2] [S3]

On the contrary, the defence asserts that the travel and benefits received complied with the applicable rules. According to Euronews and NBC News, her lawyers claim that she had requested, obtained and followed instructions from the State Department. NBC News stated that it had not independently confirmed the charges concerning travel financed by businessmen. The convergence of media accounts should therefore not be confused with as many separate verifications of the underlying facts. [S6] [S9]

A departure that does not end questions of responsibility

NBC News reports, on the basis of two informed persons, an investigation by the Inspector General of the State Department. Columbia District Federal Attorney Jeanine Pirro said she was waiting to see what she would bring out. No result is presented in this article. The departure of the ambassador and the establishment of possible faults remain two distinct questions. [S9]

The issue thus goes beyond keeping her in office: whether personal interests interfered with the exercise of public responsibility, while allowing the person concerned to respond to the charges. Kimberly Guilfoyle calls them false and promises to defend his integrity. The available evidence establishes his departure at Washington's request, but does not make it possible to conclude his guilt. [S2] [S9]