The United States Senate has confirmed Kimberly Guilfoyle as the next U.S. Ambassador to Greece, the American Embassy in Athens said in a statement on Monday.
Guilfoyle expressed her gratitude to President Donald Trump and the Senate for the appointment. “It is the honor of my life to serve as the first female U.S. Ambassador to Greece,” she said.
Highlighting Greece’s historical significance, Guilfoyle said, “Greece is the birthplace of democracy, liberty, and the rule of law – the very ideals that inspired our American Founders and continue to make America the greatest nation on Earth.”
She added that she looks forward to working with Greek partners to promote “peace, prosperity, and security in the Eastern Mediterranean” and pledged to be “a proud representative of President Trump, a fierce advocate for American interests, and a steadfast friend to Greece and the Greek people.”
Guilfoyle, a former prosecutor, media personality, and political fundraiser, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, who served as an advisor and led fundraising for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, was nominated by then-President-elect Trump in December 2024.
Guilfoyle was born on March 9, 1969, in San Francisco, California, to a Puerto Rican mother and an Irish father. Raised Catholic, she grew up in San Francisco’s Mission District and in Westlake, Daly City. Her mother, Mercedes, taught special education and died of leukemia when Guilfoyle was 11. Her father, Anthony “Tony” Guilfoyle, emigrated from Ireland in 1957 and later became a real estate investor.
Guilfoyle attended Mercy High School in San Francisco, then the University of California, Davis. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1994 and completed additional studies at Trinity College Dublin, publishing research on international children’s rights and European Economic Community law.
Guilfoyle began her career as a prosecutor in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She was an assistant district attorney in San Francisco from 2000 to 2004. Among her notable cases was the internationally reported 2002 second-degree murder trial, People v. Noel and Knoller, involving a dog mauling.
During her early legal career, she also worked briefly as a public school teacher and pursued modeling, appearing in department store campaigns including Macy’s and in Victoria’s Secret bridal lingerie publications.
From 2006 to 2018, Guilfoyle worked at Fox News, co-hosting The Five. She later joined America First Policies, a pro-Trump super PAC, to campaign for Republican candidates in the 2018 midterm elections.
Guilfoyle was previously married to Democratic politician Gavin Newsom from 2001 to 2006 and served as San Francisco’s first lady during his early mayoral term. She was engaged to Donald Trump Jr. from 2021 until their separation in late 2024.
As ambassador-designate, Guilfoyle will be the first woman to hold the U.S. ambassador post in Greece. In her Senate confirmation statement, she said she looks forward to advancing “peace, prosperity, and security in the Eastern Mediterranean” while representing American interests and strengthening U.S.-Greece relations.
Guilfoyle’s appointment reflects a blend of legal, media, and political experience, highlighting her role in Trump’s political campaigns and her public profile as a commentator and fundraiser.