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France Cuts Govt Access To U.S. Ambassador For Refusing Summon Over Activist Murder

245 views | Feb 24, 2026, 06:02:05 PM | TOI.in
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France’s spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris took another turn Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must explain himself after ignoring a French summons. Jean-Noël Barrot suggested that Ambassador Charles Kushner won’t have access to French government officials until he complies. French authorities had summoned ambassador Charles Kushner — the father of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner — for a meeting on Monday evening over comments from the Trump administration that France objected to. French diplomats said Kushner did not show up. The French foreign ministry had summoned Kushner over Trump administration tweets about the beating death in France of a far-right activist. Watch.