Four foreign countries secretly discussed how they could manipulate Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, according to The Washington Post.

Officials from the United Arab Emirates, China, Israel and Mexico talked about how they could influence Mr Kushner to their advantage, according to the paper.

The claims were sourced to “current and former officials” and centred around taking advantage of his complex business arrangements and lack of foreign policy experience.

It comes as Mr Kushner was stripped of his access to “top secret” intelligence because he has failed to gain permanent security clearance more than a year after taking office.

Mr Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump’s daughter Ivanka, took an unpaid role as a senior adviser to the president after the 2016 election victory.

The 37-year-old previously headed up the family business Kushner Cos before passing control on to relatives when he entered the White House.

The company bought the US office tower 666 Fifth Ave in New York for $1.8 billion in 2007, just before the financial crisis of 2008.