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Trump fires Greece ambassador Guilfoyle over ethics scandal

France 2414 October 2026, 09:35 UTCGreece

The White House said on Tuesday it had asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after a series of news reports raised concerns she sold access to Trump administration officials in exchange for money, gifts and favors. US President Donald Trump had said on Monday that he was considering firing Guilfoyle, ‌who was once engaged to his son Donald Trump Jr. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi tells us more.

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