Jamieson Greer

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Jamieson Greer
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Greer in 2018
20th United States Trade Representative
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 27, 2025
Military service
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service2008–2012
Rank Captain
Unit United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps
Battles/wars Iraq War [ citation needed ]

Jamieson Lee Greer (born 1979 or 1980) [1] is an American attorney and Air Force veteran who is serving as the 20th United States trade representative in the second Trump administration since 2025. A Republican, he previously served in the first Trump administration as chief of staff to the United States trade representative from 2017 to 2020 and is a partner in international trade at King & Spalding.

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Early life and education

Greer graduated from Paradise High School in Paradise, California, in 1998 and then spent two years as a Mormon missionary in Brussels. [2] [3] Greer attended Brigham Young University where he majored in international relations. [3] He pursued master's degrees from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Sciences Po [4] and later attended the University of Virginia School of Law. [5] Between September and December 2007, Greer worked as a law clerk for the European Court of Justice.[ citation needed ]

Military service

From 2008 to 2012,[ citation needed ] Greer served as an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps. He served in Kansas and Turkey, and was deployed to Iraq where he served as chief of military justice. [3] [6] He was honorably discharged from service in 2012.[ citation needed ]

Career

Greer later worked in private law firms specializing in trade law, including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He represented U.S. Steel in a lawsuit against China. [3] He is a partner in international trade at King & Spalding. [6]

Greer served as the chief of staff to trade representative Robert Lighthizer between 2017 and 2020. [6] Greer was involved in trade negotiations with China, and the talks about the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. [7]

In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Greer to become United States trade representative. [6] Greer is the first Mormon Cabinet-level official since Mike Leavitt served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009. [2] [8] [9] The Senate Committee on Finance voted 15–12 to approve his nomination on February 12. [10] [11] On February 26, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 56–43 vote. [12]

Views

Greer supports tougher economic policies towards China, including the aggressive enforcement of the trade deal that resulted from the China–United States trade war and using export controls and sanctions against China. [13] He supports trade deals with countries such as the United Kingdom, Kenya, the Philippines and India to counter China, as well as restoring the U.S. manufacturing base. [14] [13]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/26/jamieson-greer-trade-representative-trump-00191181
  2. 1 2 Benson, Samuel (November 27, 2024). "Trump nominates Latter-day Saint lawyer as his trade chief". Deseret News . Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Paradise man has key role in US trade under Trump administration". Chico Enterprise-Record. April 20, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.kslaw.com/people/jamieson-greer
  5. ↑ Walch, Tad; Mohsin, Saleha; Hordern, Annmarie; Leonard, Jenny (November 26, 2024). "Trump Team Prepares to Announce Greer as US Trade Representative". Bloomberg News . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Swanson, Ana (November 26, 2024). "Trump Selects Jamieson Greer as Trade Representative". The New York Times . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ Swanson, Ana (2024-11-27). "Trump Selects First-Term Official as Trade Representative". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  8. ↑ Romboy, Dennis (October 30, 2020). "Meet the highest ranking Latter-day Saint in the Trump administration". Deseret News . Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ Cook, Nancy; Taylor, Scott (January 19, 2017). "Complicated but not hostile, LDS-Obama relationship draws to a close". Deseret News . Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. ↑ Lawder, David; Shalal, Andrea (2025-02-06). "Trump's trade chief nominee Greer says universal tariff needs more study". Reuters . Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  11. ↑ Bridges, Olivia M. (2025-02-12). "Senate Finance advances Greer to be US trade representative". Roll Call . Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  12. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be U.S. Trade Representative )". www.senate.gov. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Trump picks Lighthizer acolyte to be his trade chief". Politico. 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  14. ↑ Lawford, Melissa (2024-11-28). "Trump's chief trade negotiator backed closer ties with UK in boost for deal hopes". The Telegraph . ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-01-07.
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