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Senate confirms Jamieson Greer to be Trump’s top trade negotiator as battles loom

The Senate confirmed Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative with a vote of 56–43, succeeding Katherine Tai, on February 24, 2025.
Greer received support from Senators John Fetterman and Sheldon Whitehouse, among others, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune also expressed support for Greer, stating the current administration aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers.
Ron Wyden expressed a lack of confidence in Greer's ability to represent working Americans effectively in trade discussions, saying he is both unable and unwilling to be the administration’s leading voice on trade as the law requires.
Greer has pledged to restructure international trade relations and combat the fentanyl trade, stating, 'We don’t want another single fentanyl death.

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Manufacturing Dive

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South China Morning Post

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The Senate voted to confirm a trade attorney and first-term Trump official for the position of America’s top trade negotiator as the Trump administration looks set to reconsider long-standing relationships with many traditional U.S. trading partners. The Senate voted on Wednesday by a margin of 56 to 43 to confirm Jamieson Greer as the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The vote was largely along party lines, with Republicans generally voting for…

5 days ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

Jamieson Greer Confirmed as Trump’s Trade Negotiator

“The Senate has confirmed Jamieson Greer, a veteran of President Donald Trump’s first-term economic battles with China, Mexico and Canada, to be America’s top trade negotiator,” the AP reports. “As U.S. trade representative, Greer will work with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a billionaire financier, to oversee Trump’s aggressive trade agenda.”

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