President Trump’s U.S. Ambassador to Greece, his former future daughter-in-law Kimberly Guilfoyle, released the video below to announce that Greece “will be paired” with the State of Florida through the U.S. National Guard State Partnership Program.
Standing in front of several military tanks and rocket launchers, Guilfoyle said the intention of the partnership is to “make sure we have the best fighting forces in the world, ready to tackle the challenges of the future.” The ambassador tagged Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The partnership enables U.S. National Guard units to join Greece’s military for joint training, exercises, and disaster response.
The United States and Greece are bringing our partnership to a historic new level. I was honored to join Minister of Defense @NikosDendias today in announcing that Greece will be paired with the great State of Florida through the @USNationalGuard State Partnership Program. We are… pic.twitter.com/cubsY9fxBd
— Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle (@USAmbassadorGR) April 7, 2026
On the same day President Trump threatened Iran by writing, “a whole civilization will die tonight,” Greece’s Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias shared the photo below (of him with Guilfoyle), and wrote: “I asked the U.S. Ambassador to convey my thanks to the U.S. Secretary of War Mr. Pete Hegseth @SecWar, also underlining her valuable contribution towards reaching this agreement.”
Είχα σήμερα συνάντηση στο Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας με την Πρέσβη των ΗΠΑ κα Kimberly Guilfoyle @USAmbassadorGR.
Στο επίκεντρο η ανακοίνωση, στο πλαίσιο της Συμφωνίας State Partnership Program, της σύμπραξης της Ελλάδας με την Εθνική Φρουρά της Πολιτείας της Φλόριντα.
Ζήτησα… pic.twitter.com/5o0tS5i9Iy
— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) April 7, 2026
Not all Greeks are pleased with Dendias’ new partnership with the Trump administration. As one replied: “Congratulations to Hegseth? For being a model of leadership evasion and a war criminal who killed 170 children in Iran? Nice standards being set for the Greek Officers.”
Another replied: “Shame! The USA-Israel are preparing to perpetrate genocide against the Iranian people, possibly with nuclear weapons, and the Greek government chooses today to tighten relations with the USA and yesterday to purchase weapons from Israel. You are placing us on the wrong side of History and endangering our national interests.”