Politics Oct 13 Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece, resigns after allegations of improper conduct By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: Zacharia says White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign Trump appointee Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, has been asked to resign from her post after coming under severe criticism over allegations she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens,… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Oct 08 Report alleges Ambassador Guilfoyle improperly asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. Rubio refuses to comment Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story that said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle had asked a donor and supporter of President Donald Trump to… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN 'great again' as Democrats grill him on Signal chat Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive… By Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press
Politics May 07 WATCH: Trump says it's a 'disservice' that U.S. doesn't celebrate WWII victory at swearing-in for China ambassador President Donald Trump noted that World War II allies are spending the week celebrating the war’s end with parades and other festivities. By Associated Press
Jan 21 WATCH: Elise Stefanik testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to the UN By Farnoush Amiri, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Stefanik opened her confirmation hearing Tuesday for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by pledging to implement President Donald Trump’s “America First” mandate and roll out a review of U.S. funding for some of the world body’s agencies. Continue reading
Dec 06 Trump picks former Sen. David Perdue to be ambassador to China By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated that the U.S. needed to build a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from… Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump picks Mike Huckabee for ambassador to Israel. Here are 4 things to know By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has long rejected a Palestinian state in territory previously seized by Israel and has repeatedly signaled his staunch support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading
Sep 02 Bill Richardson, former UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies at 75 By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died… Continue reading
Sep 17 France recalls ambassadors to U.S., Australia over submarine deal By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Le Drian said in a statement late Friday that the decision, on request from President Emmanuel Macron, "is justified by the exceptional seriousness of the announcements" made by Australia and the United States. Continue reading