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Jamieson Greer: The quiet architect of Trump’s global trade war
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has been a powerful but behind-the-scenes force in transforming the global economy.
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Ana Swanson
WASHINGTON – On Jan 26, 2025, Mr Jamieson Greer was teaching Sunday school to a group of nine-year-olds when one of his phones started blowing up with calls from the White House.
Six days into the new administration, US President Donald Trump was already deploying his favourite weapon: the threat of crippling tariffs to bend countries to his will.
