The President of Greece watches Kimberly Guilfoyle during the ceremony of farewell at the end of her term as US ambassador.

The President of Greece, Konstantinos Tasoulas, refused to grant Kimberly Guilfoyle the traditional farewell ceremony, in the context in which she is leaving her position as ambassador, after an article in The Wall Street Journal stated that she had asked a donor of Trump to pay her seven-figure debt on a credit card, writes The Independent. Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, resigned on Tuesday after the White House asked her to step down following a series of controversial reports that raised questions about her conduct during her term. If the tenure of the former Fox News presenter, aged 57, had ended in normal circumstances, she would have benefited from a farewell ceremony from high-ranking officials, according to a report. "Protocol provides that upon the departure of each ambassador, a courtesy visit is made to the head of state, the prime minister, and the minister of Foreign Affairs," a source from the embassy in Athens told the Daily Mail. "However, due to her sudden resignation, she will not be allowed to have a farewell." Tasoulas's office confirmed to the publication that there are currently no plans for Guilfoyle to benefit from an official farewell ceremony. However, a high-ranking advisor to the Greek leader speculated that Guilfoyle, who was once close with Donald Trump Jr., might try to impose an official farewell ceremony. "She is so audacious that no one rules out the possibility that she might appear anyway to try and impose a grandiose farewell ceremony, despite the Russia she currently suffers," the advisor told the Mail. "Anyone would be extremely embarrassed to do this, but we are talking about Kimberly." The staff of the US Embassy in Athens stated that her departure is "unprecedented". "We have never seen such a brutal departure within the mission. Usually, these departures happen in silence. This was sudden," a member of the staff told the publication. "There is no sign of shock, but rather relief that she was dismissed. She was horrible and cruel and treated everyone above her," another member of the staff said. "She simply didn't listen to anyone, not even the most experienced diplomats around her." Guilfoyle's resignation came almost a week after The Wall Street Journal reported that she had asked the wealthy MAGA donor, Eric Deters, to give her $100,000 to pay her American Express bill. In return for the funds, she offered Deters help in convincing the Trump administration to examine his personal tax and legal problems. However, Guilfoyle's lawyer contested the authenticity of the messages to the publication. Deters, a retired lawyer from Kentucky, filed a libel lawsuit against Guilfoyle. Guilfoyle faced other problems after The Wall Street Journal published another article in which it was stated that she was caught on an audio recording where she angrily complained that she was not invited to a dinner with the Trump family. News of Guilfoyle's departure came on Tuesday, when the new spokeswoman for the White House, Katie Zacharia, revealed that President Donald Trump had asked her to resign. "She was a wonderful member of the team and we wish her all the best," Zacharia told reporters. On social media, Guilfoyle thanked Trump for the opportunity to serve her country and promised to fight "with determination" the "false" accusations made against her. "The position of United States ambassador to Greece has been the honor of my life," she wrote. "Since my first day as ambassador, I have worked tirelessly to promote President Trump's 'America First' agenda, to strengthen our strategic alliance with Greece, and to achieve significant victories for the American people." Editor: M.C