The new US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, officially presented her credentials to President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas on Tuesday, November 4, during a ceremony at the Presidential Mansion in Athens.
Escorted by Lieutenant Athanasios Noulas of the Presidential Guard and accompanied by members of the US diplomatic mission, Guilfoyle met privately with the president for more than half an hour following the formal presentation.
Beforehand, President Tasoulas lightheartedly remarked on the intense media interest in her arrival, telling her, “As you can see, there’s been great anticipation for your arrival–just look at the photographers.”
Guilfoyle, who called her return to Greece a “wonderful experience,” revealed her personal ties to the country, recalling that she covered the 2004 Athens Olympic Games for ABC and even spent her honeymoon in Greece.
🇬🇷🇺🇸 | Ο ΥΠΕΞ Γιώργος Γεραπετρίτης υποδέχθηκε σήμερα στο #GreeceMFA την Πρέσβη των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών της Αμερικής στην Ελλάδα, Kimberly Guilfoyle, μετά την επίδοση των διαπιστευτηρίων της στον ΠτΔ. pic.twitter.com/dj8sQgqzN1
— Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) November 4, 2025
When the president asked where, she replied, “Both,” naming Hydra, Corfu, Mykonos, and Santorini, prompting him to joke, “The honeymoon was wonderful.”
The ambassador also shared that she began studying ancient Greek history at age 18 under Professor Spyridakis.
Following the ceremony, Guilfoyle met with Foreign Minister Giorgios Gerapetritis, where both reaffirmed the strong US-Greece relationship and agreed to continue deepening bilateral and strategic cooperation.
She is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday, November 5.
