WASHINGTON - United States Trade
Representative Rob Portman today announced Steve Norton will join USTR as a
speechwriter.
"I am very pleased to
welcome Steve to our team," said Portman. "He has a proven talent for presenting
complex trade issues in a clear and compelling way. He will make immediate contributions to
our efforts to communicate the benefits of trade both domestically and
internationally."
Steven Norton – Speechwriter
Mr. Norton will be
responsible for crafting speeches and statements for USTR
Portman.
For the past three years,
Mr. Norton has covered trade, tax and other economic issues facing Congress for
Congressional Quarterly. With over
20 years of experience as a professional chronicler of policy making, Mr. Norton
has previously written for LEGI-SLATE, an on-line news service owned by the
Washington Post Company, and National Journal’s CongressDaily.
He is a 1985 graduate of
Trinity
College in
Hartford and received a master’s
degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in 1995. He lives in
Washington with his wife Alison Feighan and their children Lincoln and
Rose.
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