Kimberly Guilfoyle sworn in as first female US Ambassador to Greece

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Kimberly Guilfoyle was sworn in as the next US Ambassador to Greece at a ceremony at the Department of State on Monday, September 29. She becomes the first woman to hold the post and is expected to arrive in Athens in October.

“It is the honour of a lifetime to be sworn in today as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, surrounded by friends and loved ones here at the State Department. Proud to serve @POTUS and the American people in Greece,” Guilfoyle wrote on social media.

The ceremony was attended by senior officials including Michael Rigas, Assistant Secretary of State for Management and Resources; Michael Kratsios, White House Chief of Staff for Technology; Christos Marafatsos, president of the Greeks for Trump organisation; and Guilfoyle’s son.

Her nomination was confirmed by the US Senate earlier this month in a 51–47 vote, part of a batch of 48 confirmations under a Republican rule change to speed approvals.

“I am profoundly grateful to President Trump and the US Senate for their trust and confidence in me. It is the honour of my life to serve as the first female Ambassador of the United States to Greece,” Guilfoyle later wrote on X.

She also met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in New York last week during an Atlantic Council event.

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