Gordon David Sondland

Gordon David Sondland (16. července 1957-) was the United States ambassador to the European Union from 9 July 2018, succeeding Anthony L. Gardner. V roce 2019 hrál hlavní roli ve vyšetřování Trump-Ukraine scandal.

Biography

Gordon David Sondland se narodil na Mercer Islandu, Washington dne 16. července 1957 do a Jewish family, a v roce 1985 vybral 7,8 milionů dolarů od bohatých přátel a svého švagra a koupil hotel Roosevelt v Seattle, založil Provenance Hotels. Stal se velmi úspěšným hoteliérem a také spoluzaložil obchodní banku Aspen Capital. Působil na Democratic governor Ted Kulongoski's transition team and served as Chair of the Governor's Office of Film & Television from 2002 to 2015, helping to attract television shows to Oregon. During the 2016 presidential election, he initially supported Donald Trump, giving $1 million to his inaugural committee; however, he opposed his attacks on the Khan family, who were Muslim Gold Star parents. However, on the 9 July 2018, Sondland was appointed the US ambassador to the European Union. Sondland made strengthening US-EU trade relations a top priority, and he also sought to cooperation with the EU against security threats. V roce 2019 ho Trump poslal, Rudy Giuliani, Kurt Volker, and Rick Perry k získání Ukrainian vládní shoda s vyšetřováním proti Democratic prezidentský kandidát Joe Biden's son as part of a quid pro quo deal, with the US promised to continue military aid if President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed. Dne 20. listopadu 2019 Sondland vypověděl na US Congress že jednal na výslovný pokyn Trumpa, a že tam byla quid pro quo.

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