| Revision as of 02:47, 1 December 2024 editZebulonMorn (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,801 edits Third reference cites Leavitt as last mormon cabinet member as of the end of the Obama administration in 2017. Second reference cites O'Brien as highest ranking Trump administration member as of the week before the 2020 presidential election. The first reference cites Greer as a practicing mormon nominated for a Cabinet-level position.← Previous edit | Revision as of 02:49, 1 December 2024 edit undoZebulonMorn (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,801 editsmNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
| '''Jamieson Lee Greer''' is an American attorney and ] veteran who is the presumptive nominee for ] in the ]. He previously served in the ] as Chief of Staff to the ] from 2017 to 2020 and is currently a partner in ] at ]. He is a member of the ]. | '''Jamieson Lee Greer''' is an American attorney and ] veteran who is the presumptive nominee for ] in the ]. He previously served in the ] as Chief of Staff to the ] from 2017 to 2020 and is currently a partner in ] at ]. He is a member of the ]. | ||
| If confirmed, Greer would be the first ] ] official since ] served as ] in 2009.<ref name="DeseretNews">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/11/27/trump-nominates-latter-day-saint-lawyer-as-his-trade-chief/ |title=Trump nominates Latter-day Saint lawyer as his trade chief |date=November 27, 2024 |last=Benson |first=Samuel |work=] |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref><ref |
If confirmed, Greer would be the first ] ] official since ] served as ] in 2009.<ref name="DeseretNews">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/11/27/trump-nominates-latter-day-saint-lawyer-as-his-trade-chief/ |title=Trump nominates Latter-day Saint lawyer as his trade chief |date=November 27, 2024 |last=Benson |first=Samuel |work=] |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/30/21527738/robert-obrien-resign-trump-national-security-adviser-mormon-latter-day-saint-utah-capitol-dc-protest/ |title=Meet the highest ranking Latter-day Saint in the Trump administration |date=October 30, 2020 |last=Romboy |first=Dennis |work=] |access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/1/19/20604458/complicated-but-not-hostile-lds-obama-relationship-draws-to-a-close/ |title=Complicated but not hostile, LDS-Obama relationship draws to a close |date=January 19, 2017 |last1=Cook |first1=Nancy |last2=Taylor |first2=Scott |work=] |access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Revision as of 02:49, 1 December 2024
American trade official| Jamieson Greer | |
|---|---|
 Greer in 2018 | |
| United States Trade Representative Presumptive nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Succeeding | Katherine Tai |
| Chief of Staff to the United States Trade Representative | |
| In office May 15, 2017 – April 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Representative | Robert Lighthizer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamieson Lee Greer |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2008–2012 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Jamieson Lee Greer is an American attorney and Air Force veteran who is the presumptive nominee for United States trade representative in the second Trump administration. He previously served in the first Trump administration as Chief of Staff to the United States trade representative from 2017 to 2020 and is currently a partner in international trade at King & Spalding. He is a member of the Republican Party.
If confirmed, Greer would be the first Mormon Cabinet-level official since Mike Leavitt served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009.
Early life and education
Greer graduated from Paradise High School in Paradise, California, in 1998 and then spent two years as a Mormon missionary in Brussels. Greer attended Brigham Young University where he majored in international relations. He pursued masters degrees from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Sciences Po and later attended the University of Virginia School of Law. Between September and December 2007, Greer worked as a law clerk for the European Court of Justice.
Military service
From 2008 to 2012, Greer served as an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps. He served in Kansas, Turkey, and was deployed to Iraq where he served as chief of military justice. He was honorably discharged from service in 2012.
Career
Greer later worked in private law firms specializing in trade law, including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He represented U.S. Steel in a lawsuit against China. He is a partner in international trade at King & Spalding.
Greer served as the chief of staff to trade representative Robert Lighthizer between 2017 and 2020.
In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Greer to become United States trade representative.
References
- ^ Benson, Samuel (November 27, 2024). "Trump nominates Latter-day Saint lawyer as his trade chief". Deseret News. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- Romboy, Dennis (October 30, 2020). "Meet the highest ranking Latter-day Saint in the Trump administration". Deseret News. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- Cook, Nancy; Taylor, Scott (January 19, 2017). "Complicated but not hostile, LDS-Obama relationship draws to a close". Deseret News. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ "Paradise man has key role in US trade under Trump administration". Chico Enterprise-Record. April 20, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- https://www.kslaw.com/people/jamieson-greer
- Walch, Tad; Mohsin, Saleha; Hordern, Annmarie; Leonard, Jenny (November 26, 2024). "Trump Team Prepares to Announce Greer as US Trade Representative". Bloomberg News. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Swanson, Ana (November 26, 2024). "Trump Selects Jamieson Greer as Trade Representative". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
External links
Media related to Jamieson Greer at Wikimedia Commons
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byKatherine Tai | United States Trade Representative 2025– |
Succeeded byTBC |
| United States trade representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
- Living people
- American military lawyers
- People from Butte County, California
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom people
- Trump administration personnel
- Second Trump administration personnel
- United States Air Force officers
- United States Trade Representatives
- United States Air Force personnel of the Iraq War
- 21st-century American lawyers