Jamieson Greer

Jamieson Greer is operating on more simultaneous trade fronts than any U.S. Trade Representative in recent memory, and nearly all of them converge on a single date: July 24, when the temporary 10% global tariffs expire unless Congress extends them. After federal courts struck down the IEEPA reciprocal tariffs in February and the Section 122 across-the-board duties in May, Greer built a replacement Section 301 architecture covering more than 99% of U.S. imports, opening probes into 16 trading partners over excess manufacturing capacity and 60 economies over forced labor. He warned that suspending the duties mid-process could mean negotiations "may never resume."

Greer just returned from New Delhi, where he led a U.S. delegation June 22 to 25 for talks with Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. He characterized the relationship as going "to a higher and higher level with every passing week." Goyal demanded that India retain a competitive tariff advantage over China and Vietnam before implementing the interim deal. Indian opposition leader Jairam Ramesh urged Modi to reject the agreement as "a steal," citing a February Supreme Court ruling that struck down Trump's reciprocal tariffs. Goyal expects the first tranche by mid-July.

The USMCA review begins July 1. Greer proposed raising North American auto content to 82% and pushing for 50% U.S. vehicle content. He called Canada "difficult," said Mexico's talks are progressing faster, and signaled openness to replacing the trilateral pact with bilateral agreements. Trump separately threatened to terminate the deal, saying "we do better without that agreement." Canada's LeBlanc and Mexico's Ebrard formally requested a 16-year extension; Greer indicated negotiations will continue past the July 1 deadline.

With the EU, Greer told Commissioner Šefčovič at the Paris OECD ministerial that "a deal is a deal," confirming the U.S. will honor the Turnberry framework's 15% tariff caps while layering forced-labor duties on top. The EU Council gave final approval to the deal on June 25, meeting Trump's July 4 deadline. Greer disclosed a second Section 301 probe into EU excess manufacturing capacity nearing completion. Trump separately threatened 25% EU auto tariffs if the deal was not ratified by July 4.

Greer also opened a Section 301 probe into Germany's pharmaceutical pricing on June 18, arguing Berlin underpays for innovative drugs and shifts R&D costs onto American patients. He urged Germany to follow the April 2 US-UK pricing model. Written comments opened June 25, with a public hearing in September. He proposed 25% tariffs on nearly all Brazilian exports over digital trade, IP, and deforestation concerns, though public data shows the U.S. runs a surplus with Brazil. A third concurrent Section 301 probe targets Vietnam's IP enforcement after Greer designated it a priority foreign country in April. On China, he launched the public-comment process for the U.S.-China Board of Trade created at the Trump-Xi Beijing summit, seeking reciprocal tariff cuts on roughly $30 billion in non-sensitive goods per side while keeping what he called "robust tariffs" in place.