International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce

Stephen Claeys

Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations

Stephen Claeys is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations in the International Trade Administration. Mr. Claeys promotes free and fair trade by enforcing antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) laws to prevent unfairly traded imports and to safeguard jobs and the competitive strength of American industry. Mr. Claeys serves as the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, and the Secretary of Commerce on AD and CVD cases. Mr. Claeys also consults with the Congress, other government agencies, foreign governments, and domestic and foreign companies regarding implementation of the AD and CVD laws.

Prior to his appointment at Commerce, Mr. Claeys served in the Office of the Vice President as Special Advisor for National Security Affairs. Mr. Claeys advised the Vice President and his senior staff on international economic, trade, development and finance policy issues, as well as foreign policy and national security issues regarding South Asia. Predominantly, Mr. Claeys focused on economic issues relating to China and India, reconstruction and security in Afghanistan, developing a strategic relationship with India, and security cooperation with Pakistan.

Mr. Claeys previously served the Department of Commerce as Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration and as a staff attorney. Mr. Claeys has also been an international trade lawyer in private practice.

Mr. Claeys graduated with high honors from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in government and international studies and from the Northwestern University Law School, where he was the Executive Editor of the Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business.