Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate Charles Kushner, his son-in-law’s father, as US ambassador to France. “I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner of New Jersey as the US Ambassador to France. He is a consummate business leader, philanthropist and dealmaker who will be a strong advocate representing our country and its interests,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday, naming Kushner as one of his first major picks as ambassador.
A major donor to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, Kushner is the founder and chairman of Kushner Companies, a privately held real estate company, reports Xinhua news agency.
He pleaded guilty to more than a dozen counts of tax evasion and other crimes in 2004 but was granted a presidential pardon by Trump in December 2020. Kushner’s son Jared Kushner, who served as a senior adviser to Trump during his first term, is the husband of Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka Trump.
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