Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s pick for trade representative, defended the White House’s recent move to impose tariffs on three major countries: Mexico, Canada and China. Greer, who was the chief of staff for former U.

US President Donald Trump's trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying, adding that he would work to restructure global trade ties.

Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be United States trade representative, defended the use of tariffs against Mexico and Canada in his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Greer, who would play a key role in executing Trump’s trade policy,

Key Takeaways U.S. trade representative nominee Jamieson Greer spoke before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as a part of his confirmation process.During his hearing, Greer shed some light on how the administration might use tariffs.