US EditionFrance moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access
France restricted U.S. Ambassador Kushner's direct government access after he missed a second summons over controversial U.S. comments on a far-right activist's fatal attack in Lyon.
- On Feb 23, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot requested that Charles Kushner no longer have direct access to members of the French government after Kushner failed to attend a summons at the Quai d'Orsay.
- The U.S. Embassy in France reposted a State Department statement about Quentin Deranque's killing, prompting Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to summon Kushner, which the foreign ministry said risked being exploited.
- Kushner skipped the Quai d'Orsay meeting and sent the US charge d'affaires instead, citing personal commitments; this was his second absence after the August 2025 summons.
- The ministry said Kushner may still carry out diplomatic duties and exchanges, leaving the door open for reconciliation, while President Emmanuel Macron meets Tuesday on violent action groups.
- Amid tensions ahead of next year's presidential vote, six men charged over Quentin Deranque's killing and a 3,200 rally in Lyon highlight deep political divisions.
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The US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, will no longer be able to meet with officials of the French Government. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after considering that the ambassador violated diplomatic protocol by not presenting himself at a meeting. The controversy began after the United States Embassy in Paris condemned the murder of conservative activist Quentin Deranque, 23 years old. Read more
The French Secretary of State invited him, but US ambassador Charles Kushner simply sent someone else. Now Kushner is to lose access to members of the French government.
The French Foreign Minister spoke of "an obvious misunderstanding of elementary expectations by a diplomat" and banned his access to members of the French government.
U.S. Ambassador Kushner ignores the State Department after the controversy over the death of student Deranque.
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