U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, once a top Trump campaign surrogate, has resigned amid a misconduct probe, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia told reporters Tuesday.
\n\n“Serving as the United States Ambassador to Greece has been the honor of a lifetime,” Guilfoyle said in a post on X announcing her resignation.
\n\nShe also addressed “recent allegations against me, writing that “These allegations are false, and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity.”
\n\nGuilfoyle’s post came shortly after new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia told reporters that Guilfoyle had been asked to step down.
\n\n“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.”
\n\nGuilfoyle, 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.
\n\nThe 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…
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