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Council on Foreign Relations · 64 episodes with transcripts

A curated selection of thought-provoking events from the Council on Foreign Relations, featuring expert panels, keynote conversations, and global policy discussions.

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On U.S. Trade Policy with Jamieson Greer

May 29, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:01)

You're listening to On the Record from the Council on Foreign Relations, bringing you select conversations from leading minds in foreign policy.

Michael Froman (0:14)

Well, good afternoon, everybody. Welcome. It's great to see you all here. In addition to the 120 or so in the room, we have about 300 members online, and we'll take questions from them as well when the time comes.

It's a great pleasure to welcome back to the Council Ambassador Jamieson Greer, who you all know as our 20th USTR. What does that make? I think, does that make me the 17th? I think that's right. That's 17th. I was previously Chief of Staff to Ambassador Bob Lighthizer during the President Trump's first term. He's…

Jamieson Greer (1:05)

We've been busy. We have our hands full.

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