Trump Taps Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s Father, to Serve as US Ambassador to France

Trump highlighted Charles Kushner’s business acumen and diplomatic potential.

Charles Kushner attends the funeral of Ivana Trump at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church in New York City on July 20, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Charles Kushner, a prominent real estate developer and the father of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, as the next U.S. ambassador to France.

In a Nov. 30 post on Truth Social, Trump described Charles Kushner as a “tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our country & its interests.”