CalChamber Hosts California District Export Council Members

Members of the four California District Export Councils (DEC) gather at the CalChamber offices on May 27 to hear from National DEC Chair Roy Paulson (center front) of Paulson Manufacturing and attend several international trade-related events (see June 5 Alert).
Members of the four California District Export Councils (DEC) gather at the CalChamber offices on May 27 to hear from National DEC Chair Roy Paulson (center front) of Paulson Manufacturing and attend several international trade-related events (see June 5 Alert). Photo by Steve Yeater.
Susanne T. Stirling
Susanne T. Stirling
Susanne T. Stirling, senior vice president, international affairs, has headed CalChamber international activities for more than four decades. She is an appointee of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the National Export Council, and serves on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Policy Committee, the California International Relations Foundation, and the Chile-California Council. Originally from Denmark, she studied at the University of Copenhagen and holds a B.A. in international relations from the University of the Pacific, where she served as a regent from 2012 to 2021. She earned an M.A. from the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California.

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