US ambassador to France fails to show up for diplomatic summons
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Key Points:
- U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner was summoned but did not attend a meeting after controversial social media comments regarding the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, prompting French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to restrict Kushner's direct access to French government officials.
- The controversy arose from a U.S. Embassy post on X that linked Deranque's death to violent radical leftism, which French authorities and Barrot criticized as politicizing the tragedy.
- Despite the tensions, the French diplomat noted Kushner could still perform his duties and engage in diplomatic exchanges to maintain the longstanding Franco-American relationship.
- Kushner, who is related to Jared Kushner, previously faced French criticism after writing an article accusing France of insufficient
