Jamieson Greer | |
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| 20th United States Trade Representative | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2025[citation needed] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Joseph Barloon Bryan Switzer |
| Preceded by | Katherine Tai |
| Special Counsel of the United States | |
| Assumed office April 1, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Doug Collins |
| Director of theUnited States Office of Government Ethics | |
| Acting April 1, 2025 – August 26, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Doug Collins |
| Succeeded by | Eric Ueland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamieson Lee Greer 1979 or 1980 (age 45–46) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2008–2012 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Jamieson Lee Greer (born 1979 or 1980)[1] is an American government official, attorney and formerAir Force officer who is serving as the 20thUnited States trade representative in thesecond Trump administration since February 2025. A member of theRepublican Party, he previously served in thefirst Trump administration aschief of staff to the United States trade representative from 2017 to 2020 and was a partner in international trade atKing & Spalding.
Greer graduated fromParadise High School inParadise, California, in 1998 and then spent two years as aMormon missionary inBrussels.[2][3] Greer attendedBrigham Young University where he majored in international relations.[3] He pursued master's degrees fromParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University andSciences Po[4] and later attended theUniversity of Virginia School of Law.[5] Between September and December 2007, Greer worked as a law clerk for theEuropean Court of Justice.[6]
From 2008 to 2012,[citation needed] Greer served as an officer in theUnited States Air ForceJudge Advocate General's Corps. He served inKansas and Turkey, and was deployed to Iraq where he served as chief of military justice.[3][7] He was honorably discharged from service in 2012.[citation needed]
Greer later worked in private law firms specializing in trade law, includingSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He representedU.S. Steel in a lawsuit against China.[3] He was a partner in international trade at King & Spalding.[7] During his time as partner Greer contributed as a speaker at twoFederalist Society events.[8]
Greer served as the chief of staff to Trade RepresentativeRobert Lighthizer between 2017 and 2020.[7] Greer was involved in trade negotiations with China, and the talks about the renegotiation of theNorth American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.[9]
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.[7] Greer is the firstMormon Cabinet-level official sinceMike Leavitt served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009.[2][10][11] TheSenate Committee on Finance voted 15–12 to approve his nomination on February 12.[12][13] On February 26, theUnited States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 56–43 vote.[14][15] On April 7, 2025, Greer was ceremonially sworn into office by Vice PresidentJD Vance.[16]
Greer has been characterized as an architect of thetariffs implemented by the second Donald Trump administration.[17] In 2025, Greer was a supporter of the Trump administration's across-the-boardtariffs, and said the pain of the tariffs was necessary to reduce trade deficits and bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.[18][19] 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.[19]
In April 2025,[20] Greer was appointed as acting director of theOffice of Government Ethics and as actingspecial counsel.[21][22] On August 26, 2025, Greer was succeeded byEric Ueland as acting director of the Office of Government Ethics.[23]
The New York Times has described him as the "quiet architect" ofTrump's tariffs in his second term.[24]
Greer has describedtrade deficits as "a huge problem".[25]
Greer supports tougher economic policies towards China, including the aggressive enforcement of the trade deal that resulted from theChina–United States trade war and using export controls and sanctions against China.[26] 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.[27][26]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Jamieson Greer, a low-key lawyer from a working-class background, is rewriting the rules of the global economy at the president's behest.
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