From The Hill: The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has barred U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco Charles Kushner from meeting with government officials.
A French official told The Hill Monday that Kushner did not show up to the foreign ministry when he was summoned, a breach of diplomatic protocol. As a result, Kushner is now denied meetings with French ministers.
“It’s not primarily a bilateral issue, it’s a question of the basic expectations attached to the mission of an ambassador,” the official said. “We just wanted to underline that he will not be granted direct access to ministers and members of the government, but he can carry out his duties [and present himself at the French ministry of foreign affairs].”
Kushner, the father of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was confirmed as ambassador last July. Shortly after taking office, he urged French President Emmanuel Macron to address antisemitism.
“In France, not a day passes without Jews assaulted in the street, synagogues or schools defaced, or Jewish-owned businesses vandalized,” Kushner wrote.
The U.S. Embassy in France expressed concern over the death of Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old French activist who was allegedly beaten to death on Feb. 12 by left-wing militants.
“The information, corroborated by the French Minister of the Interior, according to which Quentin Deranque would have been killed by far-left militants, should concern us all,” the embassy wrote on X. “Violent left-wing extremism is on the rise, and its role in the death of Quentin Deranque demonstrates the threat it poses to public safety.
“We will continue to follow the situation and hope that the perpetrators of these acts of violence are brought to justice,” the embassy continued.
Les informations, corroborées par le ministre français de l’Intérieur, selon lesquelles Quentin Deranque aurait été tué par des militants d’extrême gauche, devraient tous nous préoccuper.
L’extrémisme violent de gauche est en hausse et son rôle dans la mort de Quentin Deranque… https://t.co/90BOijTxhR— U.S. Embassy France (@USEmbassyFrance) February 20, 2026
In Paris, far-left activists tear down memorial posters for Quentin Deranque, the young man beaten to death by Antifa militants in Lyon. He suffered a brain hemorrhage after being jumped. He had volunteered to protect an anti-mass migration women’s group. pic.twitter.com/giahWiXOft
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 16, 2026
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