Guilfoyle reveals meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch, pledges cooperation

US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, center, with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. At near is Chris Marafatsos, president of Greek Americans for Trump, and astatine close is Deputy Secretary of State Michael J. Rigas [Kimberly Guilfoyle/Facebook]

US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle announced connected κοινωνικά media her gathering with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew successful Washington past week, saying she looks guardant to working with him during her tenure.

Guilfoyle met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew connected two abstracted occasions during his visit to Washington past week, but shared quality of the meetings connected Sunday aft her authoritative confirmation arsenic US Ambassador to Greece.

She archetypal attended a State Department meal successful Bartholomew’s grant connected Tuesday, hosted by Deputy Secretary of State Michael J. Rigas and aboriginal joined a luncheon reception astatine the US Capitol hosted by Speaker Mike Johnson.

The Patriarch is successful the United States connected a 10-day visit, from September 15 to 25.

“It is simply a profound grant to welcome His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Washington, D.C. His spiritual enactment inspires hundreds of millions astir the world, and his beingness present reaffirms the unbreakable bonds betwixt the United States, Greece, and the planetary Orthodox Christian community,” wrote Guilfoyle successful a Facebook post. 

“As U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, I look guardant to working intimately with His All-Holiness to beforehand faith, spiritual freedom, and relationship for generations,” she added. 

Guilfoyle’s information was confirmed by the Senate connected Friday, pursuing a rules alteration introduced by Republicans to expedite the confirmation of authorities appointments.