Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Charles Kushner, father of his son-in-law, to serve as the US ambassador to France.“I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the US Ambassador to France. He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, and dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country and its interests,” Trump said on his own social media platform, Truth Social, marking one of his first major ambassadorship picks on Saturday.A major donor to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, Kushner is the founder and chairman of Kushner Companies, a privately held real estate company, reports Xinhua news agency.He pleaded guilty to more than a dozen counts of tax evasion and other crimes in 2004 but was granted a presidential pardon by Trump in December 2020.Kushner’s son Jared Kushner, who served as a senior advisor to Trump during his first term, is the husband of Ivanka Trump, Trump’s eldest daughter.