14 Facts About Marshall Billingslea

Marshall Billingslea is a former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the United States Department of the Treasury.

Marshall Billingslea was the Trump administration's nominee to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, and he previously served as a US Senate staffer and as a Department of Defense official.

Marshall Billingslea began his career as an aide to Senator Jesse Helms, serving as a Senior Professional Staff Member for National Security Affairs on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

In 2001, Billingslea became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Negotiations Policy in the Pentagon's Office of International Security Policy.

Marshall Billingslea served in Brussels as the Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Defense Investment.

Marshall Billingslea was Chairman of the Conference of National Armament Directors and Chairman of NATO's C3 Board.

Marshall Billingslea was a principal architect of the Department of Defense's worldwide effort against terrorist organizations.

Between 2002 and 2003, Marshall Billingslea was involved in the Bush administration's enhanced interrogation techniques policy.

Between 2009 and 2017, Marshall Billingslea served as managing director at Deloitte, responsible for its Business Intelligence Services group, where he provided due diligence services for a wide range of Federal clients and Fortune 500 companies.

Marshall Billingslea led specific efforts to counter threats including proliferation, terrorism, and the deceptive financial practices posed by countries such as Iran and North Korea.

Marshall Billingslea is leading the US negotiations with Russia on whether to extend the New START treaty and extend it to include China.

On May 1,2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Marshall Billingslea to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, and the White House sent his nomination to the Senate on May 4,2020.

In February 2018, Marshall Billingslea was endorsed unanimously by the 37 member countries of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering as the next FATF President.

The FATF presidency tenure is for one year, a position which Marshall Billingslea held from July 1,2018, until June 30,2019.