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Charles Kushner

Real-estate developer and U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco

Personal / institutional details

Full name
Charles Kushner
Born
May 16, 1954
Spouse
Seryl Kushner
Children
Four, including Jared and Joshua
Business
Kushner Companies founder
Diplomatic post
U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco since 2025

Charles Kushner is an American real-estate developer and diplomat, the founder of Kushner Companies and father of Jared Kushner. President Donald Trump appointed him ambassador to France and Monaco in 2025.

Real estate and family

Kushner built a New Jersey-based real-estate business. He and his wife Seryl have four children, including Jared, who married Ivanka Trump. Jared Kushner worked in the family business before taking a White House role.

Criminal case and pardon

Charles Kushner pleaded guilty in a federal case involving tax and election offenses and witness retaliation, and served a prison sentence. Trump granted him a presidential pardon in December 2020. A pardon does not erase the historical fact of the conviction.

Diplomatic appointment

Trump announced Kushner’s ambassadorial nomination in November 2024. The U.S. Senate confirmed him 51–45 on May 19, 2025. His diplomatic office connects him institutionally to the Trump administration but does not itself establish involvement in Jared Kushner’s private investment firm.

References

  1. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00261.htm
  2. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-president-elect-donald-j-trump-announcing-the-nomination-charles-kushner
  3. https://apnews.com/article/3a65cfec3b2393d6d9eafec7333b2625

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  • Donald Trump (person) — presidential pardon and ambassador appointment: Trump pardoned Charles Kushner in 2020 and appointed him U.S. ambassador in 2025 · 2020 and 2025
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  • Ivanka Trump (person) — family/in-law: Father-in-law; Jared Kushner is married to Ivanka Trump · since 2009
    Source 1 · Source 2
  • Jared Kushner (person) — family/business: Charles Kushner is Jared’s father; Jared worked in family real-estate business · since 1981
    Source 1 · Source 2