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France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access

(23 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris - 23 Feb 2026 1. Wide of the Eiffel Tower 2. Close of window of French foreign ministry +++NIGHT SHOT+++ 3. Wide of French foreign ministry 4. Close of window of French foreign ministry 5. Mid of window of French foreign ministry ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Paris - 4 December 2025 6. US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner and his wife Seryl arriving in room 7. Various of Charles Kushner seated STORYLINE: France's top diplomat has requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government after Kushner skipped a meeting Monday to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist. French authorities had summoned Kushner to the Quai d'Orsay, which houses the Foreign Affairs ministry, on Monday evening but he did not show up, according to diplomatic sources. Jean-Noel Barrot, the foreign affairs minister, moved to restrict Kushner's access “in light of this apparent misunderstanding of the basic expectations of the mission of an ambassador, who has the honor of representing his country.” The ministry, however, left the door open for reconciliation. “It remains, of course, possible for Ambassador Charles Kushner to carry out his duties and present himself at the Quai d’Orsay, so that we may hold the diplomatic discussions needed to smooth over the irritants that can inevitably arise in a friendship spanning 250 years,” it said. Kushner had been summoned following a statement by the State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau, which posted on X that “reports, corroborated by the French Minister of the Interior, that Quentin Deranque was killed by left-wing militants, should concern us all.” Deranque, a far-right activist, died of brain injuries this month from a beating in the French city of Lyon. He was attacked during a fight on the margins of a student meeting where a far-left lawmaker was a keynote speaker. His killing highlighted a climate of deep political tensions ahead of next year’s presidential vote. “We reject any instrumentalization of this tragedy, which has plunged a French family into mourning, for political ends,” Barrot said over the weekend. “We have no lessons to learn, particularly on the issue of violence, from the international reactionary movement.” The State Department said in its post that “violent radical leftism is on the rise and its role in Quentin Deranque’s death demonstrates the threat it poses to public safety. We will continue to monitor the situation and expect to see the perpetrators of violence brought to justice.” Kushner had already been summoned in August last year over his letter to French president Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. France’s foreign officials met with a representative of the U.S. ambassador since the diplomat did not show up. AP Video by Nicolas Garriga =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...