Jared Kushner

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Jared Kushner
Director of the Office of American Innovation
In office
March 27, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPosition established
Senior Advisor to the President
In office
January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byValerie Jarrett
Brian Deese
Shailagh Murray
Succeeded byMike Donilon
Cedric Richmond
Personal details
Born
Jared Corey Kushner

(1981-01-10) January 10, 1981 (age 43)
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 2009)
Independent (2009–2018)
Spouse(s)
Ivanka Trump (m. 2009)
Children3
FatherCharles Kushner
RelativesDonald Trump (father-in-law)
Joseph Berkowitz (grandfather)
Joshua Kushner (brother)
Murray Kushner (uncle)
Marc Kushner (cousin)
EducationHarvard University (AB)
New York University (JD, MBA)
AwardsOrder of the Aztec Eagle (2018)[1]

Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American real estate investor and developer and newspaper publisher. He was the senior advisor to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump.

Career[change | change source]

With White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, he forms Trump's leadership team. Kushner is said to be President Trump's most trusted advisor, showing "unwavering loyalty" to his father-in-law.[2]

In August 24, 2017, Jared Kushner visited Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He went to Palestine to meet President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to restart a peace process in the Middle East.[3]

Kushner married Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump in 2009. They have three children.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Jared Kushner receives "Aztec Eagle" award from Mexican government". CBS. November 30, 2018. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. Rice, Andrew. "Jared Kushner's Rise to Unimaginable Power". New York Magazine. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. "White House envoy Jared Kushner begins Mideast peace push". Fox News. August 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; September 1, 2017 suggested (help)