Jamieson Greer, Trump's pick for US trade representative, will play a pivotal role as Trump carries out tariffs hikes on Mexico, Canada and China.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Jamieson Greer as his pick to serve as the next US trade representative.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose trade lawyer Jamieson Greer as his new U.S. trade representative, elevating a key veteran of his first-term trade war against China to execute a sweeping tariff agenda that promises to upend global trade.

Amid a Thanksgiving week filled with more talk of trade and tariffs than turkey, Trump has tapped a new U.S. Trade Representative with ties to his first administration. Jamieson Greer, who served as chief of staff to former USTR Robert Lighthizer,

If confirmed as trade representative, Jamieson Greer would be responsible for negotiating directly with foreign governments on trade deals and disputes.

Greer is a partner at law firm King & Spalding and a registered federal lobbyist for the American subsidiary of an Italian construction company.

Jamieson Greer, Donald Trump’s pick for Trade Representative, is ready to do what many American leaders have only whispered: push for a complete economic

Donald Trump on Tuesday named Jamieson Greer his trade envoy, a key figure in implementing the president-elect's economic agenda, particularly his plans to use tariffs to raise revenue and help bring more manufacturing to US shores.

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President-elect Trump selected Jamieson Greer to serve as his U.S. trade representative on Tuesday. Greer, an aide in the trade office during Trump’s first term, will help steer the president-elect’s trade agenda.