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US lawmakers voted Wednesday to confirm lawyer Jamieson Greer as Donald Trump’s trade envoy, rounding out the president’s top economic team with a key figure in tariff policy as the president threatens levies on friend and foe alike.
Trump has unveiled a volley of tariff threats in recent weeks, including to remedy trade imbalances, boost US industry and pressure countries into stronger action on concerns like illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling.
Greer, as US Trade Representative, would be key to implementing Trump’s trade strategy.
He was confirmed by a vote of 56-43.
The Trump administration has noted that tariffs can be a means to raise government revenue, bring more manufacturing to US shores, and tackle other countries’ trade practices.
Greer, a partner at law firm King & Spalding, served as chief of staff to Trump’s top trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer during the president’s first term.
He also helped to see through a trade deal between the United States, Mexico and Canada in Trump’s first administration.
The president has since announced and halted fresh tariffs on both neighbors as talks continue.
During Trump’s first term from…
