US ambassador to Paris banned from meeting French ministers after no-show

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18. Squabble Defused?

Update over at https://apnews.com/article/france-us-ambassador-charles-kushner-648b599a32730b0e28a80329a1f45ba6

US ambassador to France defuses diplomatic squabble with Paris over killing of student

PARIS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to France sought Tuesday to smooth over a diplomatic spat with Paris, calling up the French foreign minister who had said earlier in the day that the U.S. diplomat would lose access to French government officials after he skipped a meeting.

French authorities had summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner — the father of U.S. President Donald Trump ’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner — over comments from the Trump administration that France objected to. But Kushner did not show up for the Monday night evening, the foreign ministry said.

The U.S. Embassy did not respond to repeated requests for comment. But after French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday morning that the no-show would dent the ambassador’s ability to serve in France, Kushner telephoned the minister and they agreed to meet in coming days, Barrot’s office said.