{{Short description|American lawyer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Jeffrey Gerrish |image = Jeff Gerrish official photo.jpg |office = Deputy United States Trade Representative |president = Donald Trump |term_start = March 19, 2018 |term_end = August 2020 |predecessor = Michael Punke |successor = Jayme White |office1 = Acting Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States |president1 = Donald Trump |term_start1 = April 24, 2018 |term_end1 = May 9, 2019 |predecessor1 = |successor1 = Kimberly A. Reed |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = |children = |education = University at Albany, SUNY <br> Duke University School of Law }}
'''Jeffrey Gerrish''' is an American lawyer. He previously served as the Deputy United States Trade Representative,<ref name=whitehouse>{{cite news|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/09/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612150835/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/09/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2017|publisher=The White House|date=June 9, 2017}}</ref> Gerrish was previously a partner in the International Trade Group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Gerrish was a member of President Trump's 2016 trade transition team.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lawder|first1=David|title=Trump packs trade team with veterans of steel wars with China|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-china-trade-analysis-idUSKBN13Y2FI|access-date=June 16, 2017 |publisher=Reuters|date=December 13, 2016}}</ref>
Gerrish has experience litigating trade disputes before the United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Commission, federal courts, North American Free Trade Agreement bi-national panels, and the World Trade Organization.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wagner|first1=Erich|title=Appointee Watch: An FBI Director Nominee, Defense Picks and More|url=http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/06/appointee-watch-new-fbi-director-defense-nominees-and-more/138684/ |access-date=June 16, 2017|publisher=Government Executive|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> He has been appointed by the chief judge of the United States Court of International Trade to serve as a member of the court's Rules Advisory Committee.<ref name=whitehouse/>
On April 24, 2018, President Trump appointed Gerrish as the acting chairman and president of the Export–Import Bank of the United States.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Needham | first1=Vicki | title=Trump taps USTR's Gerrish as acting head of Export-Import Bank | url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/384693-trump-taps-ustrs-gerrish-as-acting-head-of-export-import-bank | date=April 24, 2018 | work=The Hill | access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Newly Sworn-In EXIM Board of Directors Holds First Board Meeting Since July 2015 | url=https://www.exim.gov/news/newly-sworn-exim-board-directors-holds-first-board-meeting-july-2015 | date=May 30, 2019 | work=Export–Import Bank of the United States | access-date=June 15, 2020 | quote=Gerrish served as acting EXIM president and chairman from April 24, 2018, until Chairman Reed’s swearing in on May 9.}}</ref> Gerrish served in this position until May 9, 2019, upon the swearing-in of Kimberly A. Reed.<ref>{{cite web | title=Kimberly A. Reed of West Virginia Sworn in as EXIM President and Chairman | url=https://www.exim.gov/news/kimberly-reed-west-virginia-sworn-exim-president-and-chairman | date=May 9, 2019 | work=Export–Import Bank of the United States | access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Lawder | first1=David | title=U.S. Senate approves EXIM Bank nominees, restores lending powers | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-eximbank/us-senate-approves-exim-bank-nominees-restores-lending-powers-idUSKCN1SE2IC | date=May 8, 2019 | work=Reuters | access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
Gerrish was chosen to lead the US-delegation in trade-talks with China beginning in mid-January 2019. He is seen as having a close world view to Robert Lighthizer, who mentored him, and, thus, was expected to take a tough stance against China in these talks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-trade-war-fresh-talks-to-be-led-by-jeffrey-gerrish-2019-1|title=Washington and Beijing just agreed fresh trade talks, but the man leading the US delegation should have China worried|last=Martin|first=Will|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Palmer | first1=Doug | title=Gerrish, Lighthizer's Skadden protégé, to set tone for China talks | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/03/us-trade-gerrish-lighthizer-1058173 | date=January 3, 2019 | work=Politico | access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
In August 2020, he rejoined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2020 |title=Former Deputy US Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish Rejoins Skadden |url=https://www.skadden.com/about/news-and-rankings/news/2020/06/jeffrey-gerrish-rejoins-skadden |access-date=October 22, 2020 |website=www.skadden.com |language=en |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023143236/https://www.skadden.com/about/news-and-rankings/news/2020/06/jeffrey-gerrish-rejoins-skadden |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://ustr.gov/about-us/biographies-key-officials/deputy-united-states-trade-representative-jeff-gerrish USTR biography]
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