Robert Lighthizer, a firm supporter of tariffs, has been asked to return as U.S. Trade Representative in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing several people familiar with talks in the transition team.

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Trump asks protectionist Lighthizer to be US trade chief, FT reports


Mr. Lighthizer was one of the leading figures in Trump's trade war with China and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada during his first term.

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Trump asks protectionist Lighthizer to be U.S. trade chief, FT reports

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As US trade representative, Lighthizer also played a major role in the renegotiation of Nafta with Mexico and Canada.

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Trump asks China trade war architect Lighthizer to be US trade chief: report

Trump is beginning to assemble his top team after winning the Nov 5 election.

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Trump asks protectionist Robert Lighthizer to be US trade chief, FT reports

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly asked former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, a high-profile protectionist and critic of past trade deals, to reprise his role and once again lead trade policy in the incoming administration. If he takes the role as U.S. trade representative, Lighthizer would oversee the biggest transformation of U.S. trade policy in modern history... The post Tariff proponent Lighthizer reportedly asked to…

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Tariff proponent Lighthizer reportedly asked to run trade in Trump administration

Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer was a key figure in the U.S.-China trade war that broke out during Trump's first term. As the president-elect begins to build his cabinet, there are reports that Lighthizer has been invited to serve in the post again.

在川普第一任期內爆發美中貿易戰時，貿易代表羅伯特‧萊特希澤（Robert Lighthizer）是關鍵人物。隨著這位當選總統開始組建內閣團隊，有消息稱，萊特希澤被邀請再次擔任這一職務。

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Trump invites Lighthizer to take charge of US trade policy | Tariffs

Robert Lighthizer has reportedly been asked to return as the United States Trade Representative following Republican candidate Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election win, according to a report from the Financial Times on Friday (Nov 8).
During Trump’s first term, Lighthizer served as the US trade representative and played a key role in the trade war with China and managing the country’s tariff strategies. He was instrumental in renegotiating …

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Trump wants trade war veteran Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy: Report

Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has not been asked by President-elect Donald Trump to return to the agency overseeing trade policy in his new administration, contrary to a Financial Times report, two sources familiar with the matter said.

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Trump has not asked Lighthizer to reprise US trade chief post: sources

“Robert Lighthizer, who was U.S. trade representative when Donald Trump launched his trade war with China, has been asked to take the job again as the president-elect starts to build his cabinet team,” the Financial Times reports.

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Lighthizer Asked to Be Trade Representative Again

(Reuters) –     Robert Lighthizer, a firm believer in tariffs, has been asked to return as U.S. Trade Representative in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing several people familiar with talks in the transition team. Lighthizer was one of the leading figures in Trump’s trade war with China and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, with Mexico and Canada dur…

Trump asks protectionist Lighthizer to be US trade chief, FT reports

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