Jamieson Greer
United States Trade Representative since 2025
Photo: Office of the United States Trade Representative, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 2
Oil prices fall below 100 dollars as EU considers releasing 50 million barrels of diesel
Brent crude fell to 99.80 dollars per barrel on Friday as EU officials in Brussels evaluated proposals to release emergency diesel stockpiles in response to US pressure.
- Oct 2
G20 trade ministers deadlock on industrial overcapacity and forced labor at Milwaukee talks
Trade ministers from the Group of 20 concluded two days of negotiations in Milwaukee on 1 October 2026, agreeing only to condemn food trade coercion while deadlocking on excess industrial capacity and supply chain forced labor.
- Oct 1
28 countries agree Milwaukee framework to counter global steel overcapacity
The Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity agreed on trade measures, subsidy limits, and supply-chain data sharing in Milwaukee as global excess capacity expands toward 745 million tonnes.
- Sep 30
Poland attends G20 trade talks in Milwaukee and pursues permanent seat
Finance Minister Andrzej Domański joined a two-day G20 ministerial meeting in Wisconsin on 30 September 2026, holding bilateral trade discussions while rejecting dialogue with Russian delegates.
- Sep 29
US ban on $967 million in Canadian alcohol, dairy, and motorcycles takes effect
The United States has barred nearly $1 billion in Canadian imports starting Tuesday, expanding trade restrictions on alcohol, dairy items, and heavy motorcycles.
- Sep 28
US and China agree on $60 billion tariff cuts and extend trade truce to January
Beijing published a 1,619-item tariff relief catalog excluding soybeans, while Washington listed 77 products and confirmed a trade truce extension through 10 January.
- Sep 23
Trump and Xi extend tariff truce to January and schedule summits in Shenzhen and Miami
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a three-day Washington summit by postponing tariff increases until 10 January 2027 and agreeing to meet at upcoming APEC and G20 forums.
- Sep 21
US and China propose AI incident notification mechanism during trade talks in New York
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held eight hours of talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York to establish an AI security channel and prepare for a presidential summit on 24 September 2026.
- Aug 23
US and Canada trade groups demand new talks after tariffs take effect
American and Canadian business groups called for renewed negotiations after new United States tariffs took effect on Saturday, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to announce retaliatory measures.
- Aug 22
United States enacts 50% tariffs on 20 billion dollars in Canadian goods as trade talks fail
Tariffs of 50% on Canadian exports valued at $20 billion took effect at midnight after negotiations in Washington collapsed, prompting Ottawa to threaten dollar-for-dollar retaliatory duties.
- Jul 24
Trump orders Section 301 probe of the EU and threatens tariffs over $1 billion Google fine
The US president ordered a Section 301 investigation and warned of 'substantial' duties after Brussels fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
- Jul 24
Trump imposes 10–12.5% tariffs on 60 trading partners, citing forced labour, as temporary levy expires
The United States will impose tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from about 60 trading partners at midnight Washington time, replacing a temporary 10% levy that expires on 24 July 2026. The move invokes Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, citing forced labour in supply chains.
- Jul 24
US imposes 10-12.5% tariffs on 60 nations over forced labor, replacing struck-down global levy
The tariffs, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, took effect at midnight Eastern Time on July 24, replacing a temporary 10% global tariff that the Supreme Court had invalidated. The EU, Canada, and the UK face the lower rate; Australia, China, and Japan the higher one, though existing deals may shield some.
