Kimberly Guilfoyle Biography
Kimberly Guilfoyle is a well-known American diplomat, media figure, and former prosecutor who has been serving as the U.S. ambassador to Greece since 2025. Before stepping into her diplomatic role, she was a senior adviser and played a key part in fundraising for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign.
Guilfoyle earned her degree from the University of California, Davis, and went on to get her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She kicked off her legal career as a prosecutor in California, working as an assistant district attorney in San Francisco from 2000 to 2004, and later in Los Angeles. From 2001 to 2006, she was married to Democratic politician Gavin Newsom, serving as the first lady of San Francisco during the early days of his mayoralty. She was also engaged to Donald Trump Jr. from 2021 until they parted ways in late 2024.
From 2006 to 2018, Guilfoyle made a name for herself at Fox News, co-hosting the political talk show The Five, which brought her national attention. After leaving the network, she became involved with America First Policies, a pro-Trump super PAC, and actively supported Republican candidates during the 2018 midterm elections.
On December 10, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Guilfoyle to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 18, 2025, and officially took on the role later that year.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Age
Guilfoyle is 56 years old as of 2026. She was born Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle on 9 March 1969 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Height
Guilfoyle stands at a height of 5 feet 2 inches (1.7 m).
Kimberly Guilfoyle Family
Guilfoyle was born to an Irish father and a Puerto Rican mother. She was brought up in a Catholic household. She grew raised in San Francisco’s Mission District and Westlake, Daly City. Mercedes Guilfoyle, Guilfoyle’s mother, was a special education teacher. Guilfoyle was 11 when she died of leukemia. Anthony “Tony” Guilfoyle, her father, was born in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States when he was 20 years old.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Husband
Guilfoyle married Gavin Newsom, a San Francisco city supervisor at the time, in 2001. In 2003, Newsom was elected Mayor of San Francisco. She used the name Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom when married to Newsom. The pair was featured in the September 2004 issue of Harper’s Bazaar, when they were photographed at the Getty Villa and dubbed the “New Kennedys” in the title. Guilfoyle and Newsom filed for divorce in January 2005, claiming the strains of a bicoastal marriage. On February 28, 2006, their divorce was finalized. Guilfoyle married furniture heir Eric Villency on May 27, 2006, in Barbados.
On October 4, 2006, Guilfoyle gave birth to their son, Ronan Anthony. Guilfoyle and Villency announced their separation in June 2009, and their divorce was formalized later that year. Vanessa Trump confirmed that Guilfoyle was dating her estranged husband, Donald Trump Jr., in June 2018, three months after filing for divorce. In 2018, the Trumps’ divorce was finalized.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Education
Guilfoyle attended Mercy High School in San Francisco and the University of California, Davis, before earning her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1994. She interned at the San Francisco district attorney’s office and modeled for Macy’s and a bridal magazine while in law school. She went on to Trinity College Dublin in Ireland to further her education. Guilfoyle published studies on international children’s rights and European Economic Community law while at the university.
Kimberly Guilfoyle House
Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. bought a $4.4 million home in The Hamptons in mid-2019, which they sold for $8.14 million in March 2021. Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. bought a $9.7 million house in Jupiter, Florida, in March 2021. Guilfoyle and Trump got engaged on December 31, 2020, but the news didn’t make the rounds until January 2022.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Trump Administration and Campaign
Guilfoyle was reportedly being considered as President Donald Trump’s press secretary in December 2016. Sean Spicer was seen as the front-runner for the job and was finally chosen. She confirmed she was in contact with the White House regarding the role after Spicer’s resignation on May 15, 2017. Her contract with Fox was extended a month later.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Books
Guilfoyle published Making the Case: How to Be Your Own Best Speak in 2015, a semi-autobiographical and instructive book about her experiences growing up, working as a prosecutor, and encouraging individuals to always advocate for themselves.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Law
Guilfoyle taught at a public school district after graduating from law school and briefly served as a prosecutor in San Francisco, but she was sacked in 1996 after Terence Hallinan was elected district attorney and fired 14 of the city’s prosecutors. Guilfoyle then worked as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles for four years, prosecuting adult and juvenile crimes involving narcotics, domestic violence, kidnapping, robbery, arson, sexual assault, and homicide. At the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, she won multiple awards, including Prosecutor of the Month.
Hallinan rehired Guilfoyle in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office in 2000, where she worked as an assistant district attorney from 2000 to 2004. During this period, she was co-prosecuting with James Hammer in the 2002 case People v. Noel and Knoller, a second-degree murder trial that drew international notice due to a dog mauling.
Kimberly Guilfoyle Salary
Guilfoyle earns an annual salary of $8 Million.
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Net Worth
Guilfoyle has an estimated net worth of $25 Million.
Kimberly Guilfoyle U.S. Ambassador to Greece
Guilfoyle is a well-known American diplomat, media figure, and former prosecutor who has been serving as the U.S. ambassador to Greece since 2025. Before stepping into her diplomatic role, she was a senior adviser and played a key part in fundraising for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign.
Guilfoyle earned her degree from the University of California, Davis, and went on to get her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She kicked off her legal career as a prosecutor in California, working as an assistant district attorney in San Francisco from 2000 to 2004, and later in Los Angeles. From 2001 to 2006, she was married to Democratic politician Gavin Newsom, serving as the first lady of San Francisco during the early days of his mayoralty. She was also engaged to Donald Trump Jr. from 2021 until they parted ways in late 2024.
From 2006 to 2018, Guilfoyle made a name for herself at Fox News, co-hosting the political talk show The Five, which brought her national attention. After leaving the network, she became involved with America First Policies, a pro-Trump super PAC, and actively supported Republican candidates during the 2018 midterm elections.
On December 10, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Guilfoyle to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 18, 2025, and officially took on the role later that year.
