Jared Kushner: Diplomacy and Foreign-Backed Investments

Kushner founded Affinity Partners after leaving the first Trump administration. Its foreign investors and holdings remain part of the record alongside his subsequent diplomatic work.

Capital and fees

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund committed $2 billion. A 2024 Senate Finance inquiry described up to $157 million in foreign-client fees, including $87 million from Saudi Arabia. Affinity reported more than $6 billion under management in July 2026.1–3

Investments

Affinity’s July 2026 announcement described a Phoenix share disposal and a retained 7.4% stake. Its portfolio and transaction records also cover Electronic Arts, Playlist/EGYM, Shlomo and OakNorth.1–8

Diplomacy and disclosure

White House records document Kushner’s diplomatic participation. Congressional inquiries and CREW’s appointment-and-disclosure lawsuit concern his public role while retaining Affinity.1–3, 9–13

People, businesses and recordsJared Kushner →Affinity Partners →Saudi Public Investment Fund →Qatar Investment Authority →Lunate — Affinity investor →Phoenix Financial →Electronic Arts acquisition →CREW appointment and disclosure lawsuit →Donald Trump →Playlist / EGYM →A Fin Management LLC →Qatar / UAE capital commitments →Shlomo automotive and credit →OakNorth →Electronic Arts completion and ownership →Ivanka Trump — Albania resort project →Belgrade redevelopment →Warner Bros bid →Mosaic solar finance →2026 fundraising claim →Saudi Arabia; Gulf fundraising tour · 2021; exact trip dates unresolved →United States — Washington, DC · 2025-08-27 →United States — New York / Washington, DC · 2025-09-28–29 →Egypt — Sharm el-Sheikh · 2025-10-08 →Egypt — Cairo · 2025-10-09 →Israel — Jerusalem / Tel Aviv / coordination center · 2025-10-09; 11; 13; 21 →Palestinian territories — Gaza · 2025-10-11 →United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi · 2025-10-22 →Saudi Arabia — Riyadh · Weekend before 2025-11-12; exact day unresolved →Israel — Jerusalem · 2025-11-10 →Switzerland — Geneva · 2025-11-23 →United States — Florida · 2025-11-30; 12-04–06; 12-19–21; 12-28–29 →Russia — Moscow · 2025-12-02 →Remote — location not assigned · 2025-12-10; 12-25; 12-31 →Germany — Berlin · 2025-12-14–15 →France — Paris · 2026-01-06–07 →Switzerland — Davos · 2026-01-20–22 →Russia — Moscow · 2026-01-22–23 →United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi · 2026-01-23–24 →Israel — meeting city not established in reviewed text · 2026-01-24 →United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi · 2026-02-04–05 →Oman — Muscat · 2026-02-06 →Arabian Sea — USS Abraham Lincoln · 2026-02-07 →Switzerland — Geneva · 2026-02-17 →Switzerland — Geneva · 2026-02-26 →United States — Washington / Florida · 2026-02-10; 02-19; 03-11; 03-21–22; 03-26 →Pakistan — Islamabad · 2026-04-11–12 →Pakistan — Islamabad · 2026-04-25 →Switzerland — Lake Lucerne area · 2026-06-19–21 →Qatar — Doha · 2026-06-30 / 07-01 →Egypt — Cairo · 2026-08-16 →Israel — Jerusalem · 2026-08-17 →Russia — Moscow · 2026-09-05 →Poland — Jasionka / onward rail route · 2026-09-05–06 →Ukraine — Kyiv · 2026-09-06 →United States — New York · 2026-09-22 →United States — Miami · 2026-10; exact meeting dates unresolved →Iraq — Baghdad / Hammam al-Alil · 2017-04-03–04 →Egypt — Cairo · 2017-08-23 →Israel / Palestinian territories — Jerusalem / Ramallah · 2017-08-24 →Mexico — Mexico City · 2018-03-07 →Jordan — Amman · 2018-06-19 →Egypt / Qatar — Cairo / Doha · 2018-06-21 →Saudi Arabia / Israel · 2018-06 regional tour →Poland — Warsaw · 2019-02-14 →UAE / Bahrain / Oman · 2019-02, before Feb 27 →Turkey — Ankara · 2019-02-27 →Morocco / Jordan / Israel · 2019-05-28–30 →Bahrain — Manama · 2019-06-25–26 →UAE / Bahrain / Saudi Arabia · 2020-08-31–09-01 →Saudi Arabia / Qatar · 2020-11-30–12-01 →Morocco — Rabat · 2020-12-22 →Saudi Arabia — Al-Ula · 2021-01-05 →Financial-interest law →Steve Witkoff →Mohammed bin Salman →Elbit Systems →Board of Peace Executive Board →Foreign Agents Registration Act →Post-employment restrictions →Bribery and gratuities law →Elbit Systems of America – Night Vision LLC →
Sources and documents
  1. Affinity Phoenix stake sale and firm assets
  2. Senate Finance: Affinity fee investigation — Fee terms and distributions as of July 2024 · 2024-09-25
  3. Affinity assets and ownership filing reporting
  4. Apollo/Phoenix: investment partnership, September 5, 2023
  5. Electronic Arts: acquisition completed — Consortium, completion and $210 cash consideration · 2026-08-04
  6. Playlist and EGYM: merger completed — First two release paragraphs: closing, equity round and enterprise value · 2026-03-31
  7. www.calcalistech.com
  8. www.reuters.com
  9. House Judiciary minority: Kushner inquiry — Investigation announcement; allegations attributed to the committee minority · 2026-04-17
  10. US envoys visit Russia and Ukraine
  11. White House: founding executive board, January 16, 2026
  12. www.citizensforethics.org
  13. apnews.com

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