baden baden germany wary first official encounter u.s. president donald trump blustery trade agenda world top finance officials relieve find new treasury secretary steven mnuchin polite business-like weekend yield grind newcomer push group 20 major economies abandon decade-old pledge resist protectionism delete communique language finance fight climate change accord g20 officials interact mnuchin meet spa casino town baden-baden germany many opt challenge mnuchin protectionism language instead choose give space trump new administration refine trade view hop moderation time germany host g20 leader summit july five weeks new job former goldman sachs commercial banker currently senate-confirmed trump appointee work treasury trump administration yet decide specific policies use make good campaign pledge shrink u.s. trade deficits grow american manufacture job options consideration range aggressive anti-dumping enforcement efforts renegotiate trade deal enact propose border tax levy import campaign trump threaten unilateral tariff mexican chinese goods say would quit north american free trade agreement unless renegotiate like new administration washington still define precisely narrative especially context say campaign say pierre moscovici european commission economic affairs minister think mnuchin articulate constructive pragmatic man moscovici say work need do find common grind ready total surprise japanese finance minister taro aso tangle mnuchin predecessor jack lew last year dollar-yen exchange rate volatility say impress mnuchin understand economics financial market think good business together aso tell reporters g20 plenary sessions mnuchin take floor read prepare statement accord g20 official counterparts china france argue forcefully favor keep anti-protectionism pledge mnuchin concentrate make good first impressions g20 counterparts u.s. negotiators behind scenes insist could long accept previous language vow resist form protectionism replace watered-down pledge strengthen contribution trade economies language view participants preserve u.s. flexibility trade policy german finance minster wolfgang schaeuble meet mnuchin berlin baden baden meet say consensus could reach mean protectionism .. suggest news conference mnuchin may clear mandate negotiate trade issue ask mnuchin say know trump desire trade negotiate baden baden add new language make sense deletion ritualistic phrase g20 core language could time diminish u.s. influence say eswar prasad former international monetary fund official trade policy professor cornell university u.s. may battle forcefully impose rest g20 outcome represent step backward u.s. global leadership issue promotion free trade tackle climate change say prasad baden baden meet establish mnuchin pragmatic operator trump administration drive level play field trade say domenico lombardi another former imf official centre international governance innovation canadian think-tank interest germany europe establish strong bilateral relationship new treasury secretary rather question authority lombardi say alternative would negotiate directly trump would bad g20 minister give mnuchin space define trump trade agenda