About
Professor Hill teaches International Sanctions Regimes, International Payment Systems, and International Sales & Other Business Transactions. He was appointed Executive Secretary of the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) in November 2023. Prior to taking up his duties at the IIJ, he served as the Director for Global Criminal Justice on the National Security Council staff at the White House in 2021 and 2022. In March 2023, he was elected Vice President of the American Society of International Law.
From 2014 to 2020, Steve served as the chief legal counsel to NATO Secretaries General Jens Stoltenberg and Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Prior to joining NATO, Steve was Counselor for Legal Affairs at the United States Mission to the United Nations under Ambassadors Susan Rice and Samantha Power. In this role, he represented the United States in the Security Council and General Assembly and also served on the supervisory boards of several international courts.
From 2008 to 2010, he led the legal unit at the International Civilian Office / European Union Special Representative in Kosovo. Steve began his international law career in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, which he joined in 2001. He graduated from Yale Law School and Harvard College and is a member of the New York Bar.
In 2021, Steve received the American Bar Association International Law Section’s Award for Best Lawyer in a Government and International Organization. He is a fellow in the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at the University of Leiden and has taught international law courses at the University of Leuven, Vanderbilt University Law School, and the University of Oklahoma College of Law.