[CTC] Trump picks business attorney to serve as international negotiations adviser

[Arthur Stamoulis]

INSIDE US TRADE
Trump picks business attorney to serve as international negotiations adviser
December 27, 2016
President-Elect Donald Trump has picked a longtime legal adviser to serve as “special representative for international negotiations,” including trade talks.

Jason Greenblatt is the chief legal officer of the Trump Organization, where, “for the past two decades, he has represented President-elect Trump and his family in diverse legal and business affairs, concentrating on all aspects of domestic and worldwide real estate development and other businesses,” Trump said in a statement. “In addition, Mr. Greenblatt served as one of the President-elect’s principal advisers on the U.S.-Israel relationship during the campaign.”

Trump added that Greenblatt “has a history of negotiating substantial, complex transactions on my behalf, as well as the expertise to bring parties together and build consensus on difficult and sensitive topics. His talents lend themselves perfectly to the role I have asked him to play, assisting on international negotiations of all types, and trade deals around the world.”

Trump has not made clear yet where Greenblatt will be based, or how his duties will mesh with those of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and other agencies.
 
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