Jamieson Greer

Earlier this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative took targeted action to restore American shipbuilding and address China’s efforts to dominate maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.  These actions come after a year-long Section 301 investigation.   “Ships...

The Trump administration is considering a different plan for fees on Chinese ships visiting U.S. ports.  The Economic Times said significant pushback against the plan came from industries that all said the idea would bring economic devastation.  The cha...

On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Jamieson Greer as the new United States Trade Representative.  Greer is a trade lawyer who served as chief of staff to then-USTR Robert Lighthizer during the previous Trump administration.   Five Democrats and 51 Republicans voted for the confirmation.   Many ...

President Trump’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative was challenged repeatedly at his Senate confirmation hearing last week over Trump’s tariff wars and their harm to farmers and consumers.  Jamieson Greer, the former USTR Chief of Staff during Trump's first term, came under swift and even ‘hot’ questioning by Finance Committee senators over the President’s newest tariff war with Canada, Mexico, a

Jamieson Greer is President-elect Trump’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative.  Greer was an aide in the office during Trump’s first term and will help steer the incoming president’s trade agenda.  A graduate of the University of Virginia’s Law School, Greer was chief of staff to Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Rep during Trump’s first term in o...

China’s normalized trade status with the U.S. is now threatened by both President-elect Trump and a key member of Congress.  Trump is threatening not just steep tariffs on Chinese goods but revoking China’s routine trade status or its Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the U.S. that allowed its 2...