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Jamieson Greer

Jamieson Greer

US Trade Representative

Appears in 7 stories

Notable Quotes

Greer told reporters the action is 'quite nuanced' given the broad exemptions for beef, coffee, aircraft, and rare earths.

"The United States will no longer sacrifice its industrial base to other countries that may be exporting their problems with excess capacity and production to us." — USTR press release, March 2026

"This partnership between President Trump and President Milei should be a model for the region."

Stories

US opens Section 301 tariff action against Brazil

Rule Changes

Leading the Section 301 action; will preside over the July 6 hearing

Brazil sells the United States about $40 billion in goods a year. A new US trade action could add 25% to the price of most of it.

Updated Jun 2

US-EU trade deal ratification standoff

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Negotiating Turnberry implementation with the European Commission

Trump and von der Leyen announced a US-EU trade framework at Turnberry, Scotland, in July 2025. The deal still isn't ratified, nearly ten months on. On May 8, Trump gave Brussels until July 4 to close it, threatening tariffs above the 25% levy already on European cars.

Updated May 31

U.S. opens sweeping trade probes into 16 economies after Supreme Court strips tariff authority

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Leading Section 301 investigations

For thirteen months, the Trump administration imposed tariffs using emergency powers no president had claimed for that purpose. On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that those tariffs were illegal.

Updated May 30

Argentina and United States sign sweeping trade agreement

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Signed trade agreement with Argentina

Argentina has protected its domestic industries with tariffs and import controls since the 1940s. On February 6, 2026, Buenos Aires signed its first bilateral trade agreement with the United States—eliminating barriers on over 200 categories of American goods and securing tariff relief on 1,675 Argentine products in return.

Updated May 27

AGOA trade program extended amid uncertainty over US-Africa relations

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Leading AGOA modernization effort

For a quarter century, the African Growth and Opportunity Act let 32 sub-Saharan African countries ship goods to America duty-free—supporting roughly 1.3 million jobs across the continent. When Congress let the program expire in September 2025, textile workers in Lesotho lost their livelihoods, Kenyan jeans manufacturers laid off a thousand workers, and African governments scrambled to negotiate. Four months later, President Trump signed a one-year extension through December 2026.

Updated May 27

Canada breaks with U.S. on China trade

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Calling Canada deal 'problematic'

Canada followed the U.S. in imposing 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in October 2024. Seventeen months later, Prime Minister Mark Carney flew to Beijing and cut them to 6.1%—the first explicit break with American trade policy since Trump began his tariff offensive.

Updated May 21

Iran tariffs threaten to unravel the U.S.-China trade truce

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Leading trade negotiations and tariff implementation

The legal foundation for Trump's tariff strategy collapsed on February 20 when the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs. The decision voided both the 25% Iran secondary levy and other emergency-based duties on China. Trump signed a 10% global replacement under Section 122 of the Trade Act within hours, dropping China's effective rate from 47% to about 35%.

Updated May 20