U. S. Steel names VP of international trade and global public policy

United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has appointed Debbie Leilani Shon to vice president - international trade and global public policy. Based in the company’s Washington, D.C., office, she is responsible for the company's international trade strategy, manages all trade enforcement actions, and leads the company's global public policy initiatives.

Before joining the company, Shon served as the managing director of a media and real estate investment company. She also served as the assistant U. S. trade representative for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison during former President Clinton's first term. She was a partner at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, and for a decade she taught international trade policy and international business at the USC Law School in Los Angeles.

Shon has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern California and a juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.