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Jamieson Greer
American trade official (born 1979 or 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Greer is the first Mormon Cabinet-level official since Mike Leavitt served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009.
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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]
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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
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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
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
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]
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
Greer has described trade deficits as "a huge problem".[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]
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