National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday had a meeting with US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle at the defense ministry. In a post on the social media platform X, Dendias noted:
“The focus was on the announcement of the partnership between Greece and the National Guard of the State of Florida, in the context of the State Partnership Program Agreement.
I asked the U.S. Ambassador to convey my thanks to the U.S. Secretary of War Mr. Pete Hegseth, also underlining her valuable contribution towards reaching this agreement.
In addition, we discussed further deepening the Greek-US strategic defense relations.”
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
On her part, US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle posted on X:
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
No details about the agreement have leaked to the press, so far.
The new partnership comes a few weeks after the Greek Migration Ministry announced that its staff are being trained by US Homeland Security officers
PS The question is: What’s exactly the purpose of cooperation of the Greek Armed Forces with the National Guard of one US state? Partnerships with lunatics normally do not end good…
