Jamieson Greer
Role in each timeline
- The US–Canada Trade War: From the Fentanyl Tariffs to Section 338 and Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation
U.S. trade representative who says technical talks continue but the United States is not inclined to return to zero tariffs.
- IEEPA Tariff Refunds: From the Supreme Court Ruling to the Console Lawsuits
U.S. Trade Representative asked by six senators what the administration would do to make consumers whole for illegal IEEPA tariffs.
Jamieson Greer across every timeline
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- Greer says United States will talk if Canada agrees to its terms Response
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the United States was holding to its position in talks with Canada. He said U.S. officials were ready to talk when Canada wanted to reach agreement.
on The US–Canada Trade War: From the Fentanyl Tariffs to Section 338 and Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation - Greer says Washington is open to a Canada deal but 'not inclined to go to zero tariffs' Response
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said technical talks with Canada were continuing but that a handful of outstanding issues were quite difficult to resolve, speaking as the G20 trade ministers' meeting closed in Milwaukee. He said the Trump administration was open to a deal but not inclined to go to zero tariffs, and that the question was whether Canada would say yes on some of the issues. Asked whether Washington was consulting U.S. automakers about a 50 percent tariff on Canada's auto sector on January 1 absent a deal, Greer said U.S. trade policy was focused on re-shoring manufacturing.
on The US–Canada Trade War: From the Fentanyl Tariffs to Section 338 and Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation - Greer says United States has no urgency for a Canada trade deal Response
Jamieson Greer said Donald Trump was comfortable with the United States' position on Canada. Greer said there was no urgency on the U.S. side to conclude a trade deal with Canada.
on The US–Canada Trade War: From the Fentanyl Tariffs to Section 338 and Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation - Six senators ask Greer about consumer IEEPA tariff refunds Response
Six senators wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer seeking information about steps the administration would take to make consumers whole for illegal IEEPA tariffs. The senators asked whether the administration had considered consumer restitution, tax relief, or direct payments.
on IEEPA Tariff Refunds: From the Supreme Court Ruling to the Console Lawsuits - 50 percent tariffs take effect on about $20 billion of Canadian goods; Carney: 'they asked too much and offered too little' Regulatory
The Section 338 duties started at midnight on roughly $20 billion of exports including wine, furniture, dairy, cement, clothing and hockey equipment, about 4 percent of what Canada sells to the United States. At a press conference Carney promised dollar-for-dollar retaliation from September 8, concentrated in steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, pulp and paper and electronics, and when asked why it felt like going to war, said 'because we were attacked'. The Canadian dollar fell on Monday.
on The US–Canada Trade War: From the Fentanyl Tariffs to Section 338 and Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation - Talks collapse at the deadline: Carney walks away from 'a bad deal'; Greer says Canada declined to finalize Announcement
Minutes before midnight Carney suspended negotiations and recalled his team, saying last-minute U.S. changes were unfair and uneconomic. He later named the sticking points: no tariff relief for trucks and a dispute over Canadian content in vehicles, U.S. language restricting Canada's other trade deals, and demands touching French-language and cultural protections. Greer said the deal on the table cut steel, aluminum, auto and lumber tariffs and that Canada had walked back commitments.
on The US–Canada Trade War: From the Fentanyl Tariffs to Section 338 and Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation - USMCA joint review: the United States declines to renew the agreement Regulatory
At the six-year review required by the agreement, the three countries met virtually and the United States refused to confirm a 16-year extension, leaving USMCA in force but on annual reviews and putting its future on the negotiating table. Canada and Mexico both backed extension. Greer said the U.S. would keep working with both to address the agreement's shortcomings and the trade deficits.
on The US–Canada Trade War: From the Fentanyl Tariffs to Section 338 and Dollar-for-Dollar Retaliation