The name of the United States ambassador to Malta has surfaced in the latest batch of documents released from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Somers Farkas, who assumed her role as US ambassador to Malta last November, is mentioned in a 2010 email sent to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
According to the newly released documents, a PR agent who signed off as “Couri” emailed Epstein with suggestions on how to improve his public image, including placing favourable stories in the media. In that email, the agent referenced a conversation with Farkas, writing: “I asked her if she knew you, and she responded, saying, ‘I do know Jeffrey, and I like him. You wouldn’t think I would, but I do’.”
It is unclear in what context Farkas knew Epstein or what she meant by the comment. Questions were reportedly sent to the US Embassy in Malta, but no reply had been issued at the time of publication.
The email forms part of a massive release by the US Justice Department, which published millions of additional pages linked to the Epstein case, along with thousands of images and videos. The files reference numerous high-profile figures from politics, business and royalty.
Epstein, who moved in elite international circles, was arrested on sex trafficking charges and later died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial.
Separate disclosures from previous document releases also showed communication between Epstein and Farkas’ husband, Jonathan Farkas, in 2010. The files indicate he sought personal advice from Epstein regarding a woman he was seeing at the time.
Farkas is not a career diplomat and previously served on President Donald Trump’s Commission on White House Fellowships. Last week, she drew attention locally after stating in a video shared by the US Embassy that she would pursue President Trump’s agenda during her tenure in Malta.