Trump chooses protectionist-leaning trade representative

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Financial Times

Donald Trump has chosen a longtime advocate of greater protectionism as his US trade representative, in another signal that his administration is poised to take the aggressive trade policies he advocated during the campaign into government.

Robert Lighthizer, who has been leading the Trump transition team’s meetings on trade with the Obama administration, served as deputy US trade representative in the administration of Ronald Reagan at a time when the office was renowned for its trade battles with Japan. He has long represented the US steel industry in trade cases as a partner at law firm Skadden Arps and in recent years has been a vocal advocate for a protectionist shift in the Republican party.

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