France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner be restricted from direct access to French government members after Kushner skipped a summoned meeting regarding comments by the Trump administration on the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque.
- Kushner, father of Jared Kushner, did not attend the meeting at the Quai d’Orsay despite being called to discuss a controversial statement by the U.S. State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau linking Deranque's death to left-wing militants.
- The French ministry criticized Kushner for misunderstanding the ambassadorial role but left open the possibility for future diplomatic discussions to resolve tensions between the two countries.
- Deranque died from a beating during a conflict linked to political
