GSA’s procurement chief is attending negotiations for Ukraine and Gaza

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump's team, including FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum (R) in Paris January 6. Presidential Office of Ukraine

A Trump appointee focused on government purchasing, Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum, has been attending high-level negotiations related to Ukraine and Gaza for the Trump administration. 

Gruenbaum — whose background is in private equity and investment banking — attended a Tuesday summit of the “coalition of the willing” in Paris focused on Ukrainian security as a White House advisor. 

This is the latest meeting related to Ukraine in recent months attended by Gruenbaum, who doesn’t appear to have any background in foreign policy or national security. He still holds the top procurement title at the General Services Administration, which he joined at the start of the administration. The agency does not have a role in foreign policy.

Marianne Copenhaver, a ...