Eric Deters, a former congressional candidate and lawyer, has accused Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, of engaging in a quid pro quo arrangement. According to Deters, Guilfoyle asked him to pay her $100,000 American Express credit card balance in exchange for providing access to Trump administration officials prior to her Senate confirmation hearing. Deters told media outlets that he characterized Guilfoyle as a “grifter” and stated he never made the payment.
Guilfoyle’s legal representative, Jesse Binnall, disputed the authenticity of the messages Deters shared with news outlets, though acknowledged that Guilfoyle believed she was owed funds related to travel and speaking engagements. Deters contested this claim. Messages allegedly exchanged between the two individuals show Guilfoyle requesting the payment and later expressing concern about the communications becoming public. In one purported message, Guilfoyle worried that documentation of their exchanges could jeopardize her position as ambassador.
This allegation represents the latest in a series of concerns raised about Guilfoyle’s conduct in her diplomatic role. In September, reports emerged that Guilfoyle had invited Greek lobbyists to official diplomatic meetings and promoted business interests of a Greek construction and energy company. In response, Democratic members of Congress requested that Secretary of State Marco Rubio investigate her conduct. Senator Jeanne Shaheen wrote to Rubio expressing concern that such actions undermine US credibility and diplomatic efforts.
Rubio declined to comment on the allegations during press conferences, while Vice President JD Vance similarly refrained from addressing the matter directly. Guilfoyle, 57, was previously engaged to Donald Trump Jr. until 2024 and was nominated as ambassador to Greece following the Trump administration’s assumption of office. House Foreign Affairs ranking member Gregory Meeks stated that if reports were accurate, Guilfoyle would be unfit to represent the United States abroad.
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