Updated On: 25 February, 2026 08:01 AM IST | Paris | Agencies
France has formally summoned US Ambassador Charles Kushner after comments by the Trump administration sparked objections in Paris. Officials confirmed that failure to comply with the summons could limit diplomatic engagement at the highest levels

Charles Kushner
France’s spat with the US ambassador to Paris took another turn on Tuesday with the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot saying the top US diplomat in France must respond to a summons and won’t have access to French government officials until he complies.
French authorities had summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner — the father of US 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. However, French diplomats said Kushner did not show up.