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Jamieson Greer

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Jamieson Greer
Official portrait, 2025
20th United States Trade Representative
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 27, 2025[citation needed]
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyJoseph Barloon (nominee)
Preceded byKatherine Tai
Acting Director United States Office of Government Ethics
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 1, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDoug Collins
Acting Special Counsel of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 1, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDoug Collins
Personal details
Born
Jamieson Lee Greer

1979 or 1980 (age 44–45)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Education
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service2008–2012
RankCaptain
UnitUnited States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps
Battles/warsIraq War

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

Greer is the first Mormon Cabinet-level official since Mike Leavitt served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009.

Early life and education

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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

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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

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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] During his time as partner Greer contributed as a speaker at two Federalist Society events.[7]

First Trump presidency

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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.[8]

Second Trump presidency

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Greer being ceremonially sworn in by Vice President JD Vance, 2025

On November 26, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Greer to serve as United States trade representative in the second Trump administration.[6] Greer is the first Mormon Cabinet-level official since Mike Leavitt served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009.[2][9][10] The Senate Committee on Finance voted 15–12 to approve his nomination on February 12.[11][12] On February 26, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 56–43 vote.[13][14] On April 7, 2025, Greer was ceremonially sworn into office by Vice President JD Vance.[15]

Greer with Indian commerce minister Piyush Goyal, 2025

In 2025, Greer was a supporter of the Trump administration's across-the-board tariffs, and said the pain of the tariffs was necessary to reduce trade deficits and bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.[16][17] When Trump paused the tariffs for 90 days in April 2025, amid substantial economic turmoil, Greer was not informed of the decision until after Trump announced the pause.[17]

In April 2025[18], Greer was appointed as Acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics and as Acting Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel.[19][20]

Views

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Greer strongly advocates that trade deficits are a significant national and economic problem for the United States.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Trump picks Lighthizer acolyte to be his trade chief". Politico. November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Benson, Samuel (November 27, 2024). "Trump nominates Latter-day Saint lawyer as his trade chief". Deseret News. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c d Swanson, Ana (November 26, 2024). "Trump Selects Jamieson Greer as Trade Representative". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jamieson Greer". The Federalist Society. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  8. ^ Swanson, Ana (November 27, 2024). "Trump Selects First-Term Official as Trade Representative". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  9. ^ Romboy, Dennis (October 30, 2020). "Meet the highest ranking Latter-day Saint in the Trump administration". Deseret News. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Cook, Nancy; Taylor, Scott (January 19, 2017). "Complicated but not hostile, LDS-Obama relationship draws to a close". Deseret News. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Lawder, David; Shalal, Andrea (February 6, 2025). "Trump's trade chief nominee Greer says universal tariff needs more study". Reuters. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  12. ^ Bridges, Olivia M. (February 12, 2025). "Senate Finance advances Greer to be US trade representative". Roll Call. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  13. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be U.S. Trade Representative )". www.senate.gov. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "Ambassador Jamieson Greer". Office of the United States Trade Representative. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  15. ^ @USTradeRep (April 7, 2025). "Today, @VP Vance held a ceremonial event to swear in Ambassador Jamieson Greer as the United States Trade Representative" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Trump trade rep sees no change on tariff tactics, says some business pain is necessary". Reuters. 2025.
  17. ^ a b Mena, Bryan (April 9, 2025). "Trump's top trade official says president's tariffs are necessary to fix trade deficit 'emergency' | CNN Business". CNN.
  18. ^ "Greer serving as acting head of Special Counsel, Government Ethics offices | InsideTrade.com". insidetrade.com. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  19. ^ "The Guy Running Trump's Trade War Has 2 Other Government Jobs". HuffPost. April 9, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  20. ^ Pressley, Ayanna; Gerald, Connolly; Sánchez, Linda T.; Beyer Jr., Donald S. (April 9, 2025). "Pressley Letter to USTR Greer on OSC" (PDF). house.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Trump's trade chief nominee Greer says universal tariff needs more study". Reuters. 2025.
  22. ^ a b "Trump picks Lighthizer acolyte to be his trade chief". Politico. November 26, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  23. ^ Lawford, Melissa (November 28, 2024). "Trump's chief trade negotiator backed closer ties with UK in boost for deal hopes". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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