Kimberly Guilfoyle preparing to resign as ambassador to Greece

Updated on: October 13, 2026 / 10:48 AM EDT / CBS News

Washington — U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle is preparing to resign, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The White House has told Guilfoyle to step down, days after an associate shared text messages indicating she had asked him for $100,000 to pay her American Express bill before her Senate confirmation hearing last year.

"We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign," White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said during her first press briefing Tuesday. "She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well."

In recent days Guilfoyle had expressed reluctance to do so, but the White House briefing left her with little choice, two of the sources said.

There were no names circulating Tuesday in White House for a new ambassador to Greece.

Guilfoyle has few remaining allies in the Trump administration. Her former fiancé Donald Trump Jr. has been polite to her but no longer has much contact with her.

The move to oust Guilfoyle comes after the president told reporters Monday he was "looking at" firing her, explaining he was "not happy."

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