Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The French government has barred Ambassador Charles Kushner from meeting with government officials after he failed to show up for a summons.
Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco, was summoned Monday after making comments about a criminal case in Lyon, calling it "violent radical leftism."
When he didn't show up for the meeting, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs barred Kushner from meetings with French ministers.
"It's not primarily a bilateral issue, it's a question of the basic expectations attached to the mission of an ambassador," a French official told The Hill. "We just wanted to underline that he will not be granted direct access to ministers and members of the government, but he can carry out his duties [and present himself at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs]."
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