Guilfoyle exit leaves Athens weighing Washington access

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Defence, ELAS, Energy, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, USA
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The White House on Tuesday asked US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after less than a year in Athens, following a series of press reports on her conduct. Opposition parties have called on the government to clarify what it knew about Guilfoyle’s dealings, which touch on domestic business interests in critical energy projects.

The allegations made against Guilfoyle fall into two strands. The first relates directly to her activity in Greece. The Wall Street Journal reported that Greek-American lobbyist Christos Marafatsos regularly sat in on her meetings with officials, and th...

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