President-elect Donald Trump will pick Robert Lighthizer to return as U.S. trade representative, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Lighthizer was one of the leading figures in Trump’s trade war with China and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, with Mexico and Canada during his first term.
Trump has said he intends to impose an across-the-board tariff of 20 per cent on all goods from all countries and recently said 10 per cent with more against some countries such as China.
The Canada-United States-Mexico (CUSMA) trade deal is up for review next year.
