Sept 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump would like

the government to have stakes in a wider array of companies,

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday,

although Trump's chief trade negotiator sidestepped a question

on whether taking a stake in chipmaker Nvidia ( NVDA ) was under

discussion.

"Well, I mean ... you talk to President Trump, he'd love a

stake in every company that's doing well," Greer said at an

event in New York when asked if an Nvidia ( NVDA ) stake was in the cards

following the 10% stake Trump arranged to take in rival

chipmaker Intel ( INTC ).

"We're trying to be creative about how we do this and how we

support business and support U.S. policy at the same time,"

Greer said at an Economic Club of New York event. He did not

specifically address moderator Maria Bartiromo's question about

a Nvidia ( NVDA ) stake.