Exhibit 32.1
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Thomas J. Usher, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation. |
| /s/ Thomas J. Usher |
| Thomas J. Usher |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
July 30, 2004
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to United States Steel Corporation and will be retained by ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.