US President-elect Donald Trump nominated New York real estate developer Charles Kushner on Saturday as his envoy to France. Kushner is the father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Jared played a key role in the first term of the Trump Administration including the Israel-Palestine peace plan.
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Trump announced that he is pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the US Ambassador to France. "He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests."
Who is Charles Kushner?
Charles Kushner, 70, is the founder and chairman of Kushner Companies. Graduated from Hofstra University in 1979, he joined his father Joseph Kushner in real estate and later formed the company in 1985.
Kushner Companies, one of the largest and most successful private firms in the US, has acquired millions-worth properties in New York, Pennsylvania and Florida.
In 2005, Kushner was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to 16 federal counts of filing false tax returns and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.
He was accused of filing false returns of over $1 million in charitable donations as office expenses.
After being released from prison in 2006, Trump pardoned Kushner in 2020 and said he had become "devoted to important philanthropic, organisations and causes."
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Also, the Kushner family has a combined fortune of $7.1 billion, which includes Kushner Companies, stakes in eight personal properties worth at least $100 million and investment firms owned by Jared and Josh, reported Forbes.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump got married in 2009.
Charles Kushner, reportedly, supported Trump donating $100,000 to a pro-Trump group in 2015 and $1 million to a pro-Trump PAC in 2023. It seems he had always backed Trump in his campaigns.
Jared Kushner succeeded his father as CEO of Kushner Companies and later served as a senior advisor during Trump’s first administration and as Director of the Office of American Innovation.
