Trump taps Jamieson Greer for US trade representative, announces more picks

President-elect Trump announced a slew of appointments arsenic his squad prepares to modulation to the White House adjacent year. 

The incoming president announced Jamieson Greer arsenic his prime to service arsenic the adjacent U.S. commercialized representative. Greer antecedently served arsenic main of unit to the commercialized typical during Trump’s archetypal term, Robert Lighthizer astatine a clip erstwhile the medication implemented tariffs connected China and different nations. 

Greer volition person to beryllium confirmed by the Senate.

Jamieson Greer is President-elect Trump's prime to service arsenic U.S. commercialized representative.  (USCC)

Trump besides tapped Vince Haley, who served speechwriter during his campaign, to service arsenic manager of the Domestic Policy Council, and Kevin A. Hassett to pb the White House National Economic Council. 

"I americium arrogant to denote that Vince Haley, who served arsenic Director of Policy and Speechwriting connected my Winning Campaign, volition pb my Domestic Policy Agenda arsenic Director of the Domestic Policy Council," Trump said successful a statement. 

"Vince helped pb the Speechwriting Department successful my First Administration, moving to convey our connection to the Public," helium added. "Prior to joining my 2016 Campaign, helium worked for 12 years successful a assortment of roles for Newt Gingrich, a antheral who I greatly respect."

Haley served arsenic argumentation manager and run manager for Gingrich's 2012 statesmanlike campaign. 

Vince Haley during Trump's podium cheque astatine the Fiserv Forum earlier the commencement of the league of the Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee, July 17.  (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

In his caller role, Haley volition pb Trump's home agenda, the incoming president said. 

Hassett played a important relation successful helping plan and walk the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. 

"He volition play an important relation successful helping American families retrieve from the Inflation that was unleashed by the Biden Administration," Trump said. "Together, we volition renew and amended our grounds Tax Cuts, and guarantee that we person Fair Trade with Countries that person taken vantage of the United States successful the past."

Kevin Hassett, president of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, speaks to members of the media extracurricular the White House successful Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Businessman John Phelan volition service arsenic the adjacent caput of the Navy arsenic well. 

John Phelan, co-managing spouse and co-founder of MSD Capital LP. (Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"John volition beryllium a tremendous unit for our Naval Servicemembers, and a steadfast person successful advancing my America First vision," Trump said. "He volition enactment the concern of the U.S. Navy supra each else."