The president-elect of the United States has announced the appointment of attorney Jamieson Greer as the country's trade representative, who will be responsible for implementing tariff policies for countries such as Canada, Mexico and China.
"I am very pleased to nominate Jamieson Greer to serve as the United States Trade Representative," Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.
Greer was chief of staff to Robert Lighthizer, Trump's former trade representative and a free trade skeptic, and is now a partner at the law firm King & Spalding in Washington.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which Greer will lead, will play a key role alongside the Commerce Department in imposing the tariffs that Trump has promised.
Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China once he takes office as part of efforts to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
If implemented, the tariffs could dramatically increase prices for American consumers, ranging from gas to cars. The United States is the world’s largest importer of goods, with Mexico, China and Canada the top three suppliers.
Trump made the threats via his social media platform, Truth Social, and railed against the influx of illegal immigrants, despite border crossings at a four-year low.
“On January 20th, as one of my many first executive orders, I will sign all necessary documents to impose a 25% tariff on ALL goods entering the United States and their ridiculous open borders on Mexico and Canada,” he wrote.
If Trump follows through on his threat to impose punitive tariffs, the new taxes will pose a huge challenge to the economies of Canada and Mexico in particular.
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