Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece – adding to the global vacancies sapping US embassies

93 out of 196 U.S. ambassador jobs are currently unfilled. That includes countries that are key partners to Washington.

By: Donald Heflin, Tufts University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 13, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 days, 6 hours ago

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By Donald Heflin, Tufts University

The United States is down one more ambassador. On Oct. 13, 2026, it emerged that President Donald Trump had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, a MAGA loyalist and ex-fiancée of Trump’s son Donald Jr., to resign her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece, a NATO ally. It follows allegations that the Trump adviser turned diplomat pushed for a Republican donor to pay off her six-figure American Express bill.

Guilfoyle later confirmed …

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