Robert Lighthizer, a firm supporter of tariffs, has been asked to return as U.S. Trade Representative in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing several people familiar with talks in the transition team.

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Robert Lighthizer, who was US trade representative when Donald Trump launched his trade war with China, has been asked to take the job again as the president-elect starts to build ...

Robert Lighthizer, who was the U.S. trade representative under Donald Trump's first administration, has been asked to fill the job once more, as the president-elect builds his new cabinet, according to a media report. The invitation was reportedly made ...

Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer listens during a panel at the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo (Reuters) - Robert Lighthizer,

Robert Lighthizer, who implemented then-US president and now president-elect Donald Trump's trade war against China more than six years ago, has been tapped to reprise his role as US Trade Representative in Trump's incoming administration,

Donald Trump wants Robert Lighthizer back to take charge of US trade. The man who led Trump’s trade war against China during his first term is being tapped to make a return as U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).