It was an announcement made amid a swirl of tabloid speculation: Kimberly Guilfoyle, a loyalist of President-elect Donald J. Trump and — more pointedly — the fiancée of his son Donald Jr., had been named as his choice to be ambassador to Greece.

When it comes to making personnel decisions for the federal government, Donald Trump has demonstrated a preoccupation with choosing television personalities and people with direct ties to his immediate family.

President Trump named Guilfoyle the United States ambassador to Greece on Tuesday. The announcement came just hours after the Daily Mail published a story titled, “Donald Trump Jr. is seen flaunting his romance with socialite Bettina Anderson in Palm Beach