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President-elect Donald Trump introduced on Saturday that he has chosen New York actual property developer Charles Kushner to be his Ambassador to France, calling him “an amazing enterprise chief, philanthropist, & dealmaker” in a social media put up.
“Congratulations to Charlie, his great spouse Seryl, their 4 kids, & 14 grandchildren,” Trump wrote. “His son, Jared, labored carefully with me within the White Home, specifically on Operation Warp Velocity, Legal Justice Reform, & the Abraham Accords. Collectively, we are going to strengthen America’s partnership with France, our oldest Ally, & one in every of our best!
All U.S. ambassador nominees should be confirmed by the Senate. If confirmed, Kushner would take over the position from Denise Campbell Bauer.
The 70-year-old enterprise mogul is the founder of personal actual property agency Kushner Corporations and was additionally an lawyer. His son Jared Kushner is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and was a senior adviser to Trump throughout his first time period.
In 2005, the elder Kushner was convicted by a federal jury of creating unlawful marketing campaign contributions, tax evasion and witness tampering. Former New Jersey governor and federal prosecutor Chris Christie introduced the fees in opposition to Kushner, calling it “some of the loathsome, disgusting crimes” he ever prosecuted. Kushner served two years in jail earlier than returning to his actual property enterprise.
Trump pardoned Kushner in 2020, only one month earlier than the tip of his first time period.
France’s relationship with the U.S. is especially essential on points like commerce and safety, amid fears that Trump could pull the U.S. out of the NATO navy alliance.
Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney contributed reporting.
