Mary Beth Long Speaks at the China Card Conference

Mary Beth Long served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary (2004-2007). Her duties included chairing NATO’s committee on nuclear policy and serving as a key advisor to Secretaries Rumsfeld and Gates. She was a CIA operations officer from 1986 to 1999. Long earned awards for her service in the CIA and Defense Department. A licensed attorney, Long has worked in the private sector since 2009. She founded a government contracting company and an international consulting firm and was an advisor to the 2012 Romney presidential campaign. She studied in Taiwan as an undergrad. As Assistant Secretary, she met with Ma Ying-jeou's representative Wang Jin-ping in DC on January 24-26, 2006.