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Terrence D. Straub
Senior Vice President-Public Policy & Governmental Affairs
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A native of Indianapolis, Mr. Straub holds a bachelor's degree in business
administration from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., and a master's
degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins School of
Advanced International Study.
Mr. Straub joined U. S. Steel in 1981 as manager-governmental affairs in the
Washington, D.C., office. From 1977 to 1981, he served at the White House as
Special Assistant for congressional affairs to U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
During his service in the White House, he was responsible for managing the
President's legislative strategies creating the Department of Education, the
reorganization of the federal government and many other domestic issues. He
has served in a number of capacities in Indiana state government and in
numerous national political campaigns.
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Since joining U. S. Steel, he has served as director-governmental affairs,
general manager-governmental affairs, Steel & Diversified Businesses; and
general manager-governmental affairs, Energy. He became vice
president-governmental affairs for USX Corporation in 1991 and was appointed
to the Corporate Policy Committee in 1996 and the Corporate Management
Committee in 2004. Mr. Straub was named to his current position, senior vice
president-public policy and governmental affairs, in 2003.
Mr. Straub is responsible for all federal and state-level governmental affairs
and public policy matters, as well as international trade policy and trade
negotiations, affecting U. S. Steel. During his tenure, he has developed broad
knowledge of global trade issues and practices.
Mr. Straub serves as a member of the Industry Sector Advisory Committee, a
position appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade
Representative, and has become a leading steel industry spokesman on a number
of high profile trade initiatives. He serves on the Advisory Board of Manna
Inc., a non-profit community-housing program active in the Washington, D.C.,
inner city, and is a member of the Federal City Council and the Washington
Economic Club.
Previously, he has served on the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank
of the United States, and from 2000 to 2004, he served as vice chairman of the
Center for National Policy. He is the past chairman of the Council of U.S.
Producers of the American Iron and Steel Institute, and past chairman of the
Operating Committee of The Steel Alliance, the industry's first comprehensive
North American image campaign.
Mr. Straub has lectured both undergraduate- and graduate-level seminars at
several universities, including American University, George Washington
University, Connecticut College, and the Harvard University Institute of
Politics at the Kennedy School of Government.
06-12-2006
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