US President-elect Donald Trump has announced a series of economic advisers he wants to appoint for his administration, including international trade lawyer Jamison Greer, who has been nominated as US trade representative.
Mr. Greer served as chief of staff in the U.S. Trade Representative’s office during Trump’s first administration, and the president said Tuesday that Mr. Greer played a key role in imposing tariffs on China and securing new trade deals with Canada and Mexico. said.
President Trump said he would choose Kevin Hassett to chair the White House National Economic Council.
Hassett led Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers during his previous term. President Trump said Hassett would work in his new role to “update and improve” a series of tax cuts enacted in 2017, saying they would be “important in helping American families recover from the inflation caused by the Biden administration.” It will play a vital role.”
President Trump announced several health-related nominees on Tuesday, including selecting health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharyya to head the National Institutes of Health.
Bhattacharya was a sharp critic of the lockdown and mandatory vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Trump said Bhattacharya will work with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “direct the nation’s medical research and make important discoveries that improve health and save lives.” ” he said. ”
“Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore NIH to the gold standard in medical research, examining the root causes and solutions to America’s greatest health problems, including the chronic disease and disease crisis,” President Trump said. Ta.
Another nominee announced Tuesday was President Trump’s nomination of former HHS official Jim O’Neill to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health.
President Trump also said he would nominate private investor John Phelan to be Secretary of the Navy.
Earlier Tuesday, the Trump transition team announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Biden administration on the process to begin working with federal agencies.
“This engagement will allow Cabinet nominees to begin important preparations, including sending landing teams to each agency, to complete an orderly transition of power,” Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, said in a statement. ” he said.
The transition will use only private funds and will be open to the public for donors, according to Wiles’ announcement.
Wiles said Trump and Vance’s transition team will not use government agencies or technology. He added that the transition has an existing ethics plan and “incorporated security and information protection, meaning there is no need for additional government or bureaucratic oversight.”
The signing of the MOU means the transition team will be “rapidly integrated directly into federal agencies and departments with access to documents and policy sharing,” according to Wiles’ announcement.
Some information for this article was provided by The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.