US mulls scuppering France's Washington ambassador pick over human rights spat: Reuters
Senior U.S. officials are weighing a delay as France’s nominee faces a consent fight after a public human rights rebuke sparked anger.
- The United States is considering blocking President Emmanuel Macron's nominee for ambassador, Aurélien Lechevallier, following French criticism of American human rights policy, though no final decision has been made.
- France's mission to the United Nations in Geneva criticized the U.S. on Saturday for voting against extending the mandate of U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk, escalating diplomatic tensions.
- Earlier this month, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot criticized a State Department program offering up to $3 million to groups promoting "civilizational self-confidence" in Europe, citing foreign interference.
- A State Department official stated the U.S. is "responding appropriately" to "irresponsible and disrespectful rhetoric," warning that blocking the nominee could widen fissures between allies who have recently clashed over tariffs and the Iran war.
- Tensions reflect broader diplomatic volatility, including U.S. Ambassador to Paris Charles Kushner's failure to appear at summons, while critics allege recent appointments by Macron are part of an effort to install loyalists.
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France's UN representative placed the US alongside Russia and North Korea. Now, according to a report, Washington is considering blocking Macron's candidates for the ambassador's post. Such a move would be highly unusual.
US weighs delaying France's Washington ambassador pick over human rights spat
France's selection of a new ambassador to the US has been complicated after France's mission to the UN criticized the US for voting against a proposal to extend the mandate of the UN's Volker Turk.
In the UN Security Council there has been a diplomatic declaration between France and the US. Washington is now threatening to block the new French ambassador.
The United States evaluates delaying or even blocking the French President's statement, Emmanuel Macron, to the post of French ambassador in Washington, after public criticism of the American history of human rights, according to four sources. Read also: Trump's economy is marked by shocks and signs of stagnation Trump's global influence is on the decline Although the sources claim that no decision has been made so far, two of them said that Fre…
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