President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday selected Jamieson Grier to be the U.S. trade representative in his next administration.
“Mr. Jamison played a key role in my first term by imposing tariffs on countries such as China to combat unfair trade practices and by replacing the failed NAFTA agreement with USMCA. As a result, the U.S. This is a better deal for workers,” the president-elect said in a statement. .
President Trump, 78, nominated Mr. Greer a day after announcing plans to sign an executive order imposing significant tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China to stamp out illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
Greer served as Chief of Staff to USTR Robert Lighthizer during President Trump's first term in the White House.
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