WSJ recording captures U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle describing luxury trips with Greek businessmen as watchdog investigates possible gifts and favors

A recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal captures U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle describing private-jet travel and luxury accommodation involving Greek businessmen whose interests she had promoted to foreign governments. The conversations took place at Davos in January, the newspaper reported.

Guilfoyle said she flew to Davos with Alexandros Exarchou, chief executive of Aktor Group. She also spoke about traveling with shipping executive Nikolas Tsakos, who reportedly paid for her stay at a luxury hotel in Paris. The recording also captures her angrily pressing for an invitation to a dinner attended by Eric Trump and telling an American businessman she could make him “a lot of f—ing money.”

The State Department inspector general is investigating whether Guilfoyle accepted improper gifts or favors. Trump administration officials are also discussing whether to remove her from the post, according to the report.

The recording follows a separate Wall Street Journal report alleging that Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor for $100,000 to cover credit-card expenses and offered assistance with legal and tax matters in return.