At A Glance:

Marshall S. Billingslea is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, focusing on illicit finance and arms control.

Biography

Marshall S. Billingslea is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, focusing on illicit finance and arms control with the Kleptocracy Initiative.

Prior to joining Hudson Institute, Mr. Billingslea was the special presidential envoy for arms control at the US Department of State, holding the rank of ambassador. In this capacity, he led arms control negotiations and worked with partners and allies in Europe and Asia on the development and deployment of defensive capabilities.

Before joining the State Department, Mr. Billingslea served as the assistant secretary for terrorist financing at the US Department of the Treasury, where he built international coalitions and led US efforts to counter illicit financial activities around the globe. In 2018, he was selected as president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—the global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing body—and co-chaired the global Counter-ISIS Finance Group and multiple bilateral negotiating fora with friendly and allied nations. Earlier in his career, he served for more than six years as the senior professional staff member for national security affairs on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Before rejoining the US government in 2017, Mr. Billingslea spent more than eight years in the private sector. Between 2001 and 2009, he served in several senior roles within the Department of Defense and at NATO, including as deputy undersecretary of the Navy and assistant secretary general for defense investment at NATO.

Mr. Billingslea holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MA in law and diplomacy from Tufts University. He has been awarded the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service by the US Secretary of Defense and decorated by the US secretary of the navy with the Distinguished Public Service medal, and received the Treasury Medal in recognition of his work at the Department of the Treasury.

09
September 2024
Past Event
What’s Next for Maduro’s Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela?
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Maria Alejandra Marquez
Ryan Berg
Marshall Billingslea
Incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a press conference on July 28, 2024, in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas via Getty Images)
09
September 2024
Past Event
What’s Next for Maduro’s Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela?

Join Hudson for a discussion on how these crises will affect the evolution of Maduro’s criminal networks, the threat to regional security, and broader implications for the United States’ Venezuela policy, including how the US should dispose of the billions of dollars seized during criminal proceedings against members of Maduro’s inner circle.

Incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a press conference on July 28, 2024, in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Maria Alejandra Marquez
Ryan Berg
Marshall Billingslea
13
February 2024
Past Event
How Javier Milei Can Restore the Rule of Law in Argentina
Featured Speakers:
Mariano Federici
Marshall Billingslea
Maria Eugenia Talerico
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
13
February 2024
Past Event
How Javier Milei Can Restore the Rule of Law in Argentina
Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Mariano Federici
Marshall Billingslea
Maria Eugenia Talerico
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
23
October 2023
Past Event
A Discussion with Commissioners of the Final Report of the US Strategic Posture Commission
Featured Speakers:
Madelyn R. Creedon
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Marshall Billingslea
Rose E. Gottemoeller
Robert M. Scher
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23
October 2023
Past Event
A Discussion with Commissioners of the Final Report of the US Strategic Posture Commission
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Featured Speakers:
Madelyn R. Creedon
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Marshall Billingslea
Rose E. Gottemoeller
Robert M. Scher
14
April 2023
Past Event
Constraining Russia’s War Economy: Lessons from Lithuania
Featured Speakers:
Gintarė Skaistė
Marshall Billingslea
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
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14
April 2023
Past Event
Constraining Russia’s War Economy: Lessons from Lithuania

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Gintarė Skaistė, the Lithuanian minister of finance, on the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy—and what more the democratic allies can do to strengthen their scope and enforcement in order to constrain Russia’s war economy and support Ukrainian victory.

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Featured Speakers:
Gintarė Skaistė
Marshall Billingslea
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
31
March 2023
Past Event
Has the United States Given Up on Venezuela?
Featured Speakers:
Marshall Billingslea
Carrie Filipetti
José R. Cárdenas
Nate Sibley
An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves a Venezuelan flag in front of the Venezuelan National Police officers during a demonstration against the government of Nicolás Maduro organized by supporters of Juan Guaidó on March 10, 2020, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)
31
March 2023
Past Event
Has the United States Given Up on Venezuela?

Please join Hudson Institute to discuss what has gone wrong with US policy toward Venezuela and how the Biden administration and 118th Congress can reinvigorate efforts to support democracy so that all Venezuelans can have a brighter future.

An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves a Venezuelan flag in front of the Venezuelan National Police officers during a demonstration against the government of Nicolás Maduro organized by supporters of Juan Guaidó on March 10, 2020, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Marshall Billingslea
Carrie Filipetti
José R. Cárdenas
Nate Sibley
10
February 2023
Past Event
State Threats, Illicit Finance, and Economic Security with the Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat
Featured Speakers:
The Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP
Marshall Billingslea
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
(UK Government Photo)
10
February 2023
Past Event
State Threats, Illicit Finance, and Economic Security with the Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat

Please join Hudson's Nate Sibley and Marshall Billingslea for a discussion with UK Minister of State for Security Tom Tugendhat on elevating transatlantic initiatives to counter economic and financial threats.

(UK Government Photo)
Featured Speakers:
The Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP
Marshall Billingslea
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
18
January 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Countering Russian Aggression: US Policy Options
Featured Speakers:
William Schneider
Bryan Clark
Marshall Billingslea
Peter Rough
Russian military aircraft taking off from the Ivanovo military base outside Moscow, Russia, on January 6, 2022. (Getty Images)
18
January 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Countering Russian Aggression: US Policy Options

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, January 18. Register for the event here.

Russian military aircraft taking off from the Ivanovo military base outside Moscow, Russia, on January 6, 2022. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
William Schneider
Bryan Clark
Marshall Billingslea
Peter Rough
28
October 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Human Rights Promotion in a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Marshall Billingslea
John Lee
Michael George DeSombre
Bonnie Glick
Kenneth R. Weinstein
28
October 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Human Rights Promotion in a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, October 28. Register for the event here.

Featured Speakers:
Marshall Billingslea
John Lee
Michael George DeSombre
Bonnie Glick
Kenneth R. Weinstein
09
September 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | How Anti-Corruption Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean Can Accelerate COVID-19 Recovery
Featured Speakers:
Mauricio Claver-Carone
Marshall Billingslea
Nate Sibley
09
September 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | How Anti-Corruption Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean Can Accelerate COVID-19 Recovery

Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 3:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, September 9. Register for the event here.

Featured Speakers:
Mauricio Claver-Carone
Marshall Billingslea
Nate Sibley
19
May 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Corruption and Impunity in Argentina
Featured Speakers:
María Eugenia Talerico
Mariano Federici
Nate Sibley
Marshall Billingslea
19
May 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Corruption and Impunity in Argentina

Please be advised: This event will have Spanish and English subtitles and will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 19. Register fo

Featured Speakers:
María Eugenia Talerico
Mariano Federici
Nate Sibley
Marshall Billingslea
23
April 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | A Discussion with Venezuela’s Interim President Juan Guaidó
Featured Speakers:
Interim President Juan Guaidó
Commissioner Carlos Paparoni
Nate Sibley
Marshall Billingslea
23
April 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | A Discussion with Venezuela’s Interim President Juan Guaidó

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation on crime and corruption in Venezuela with interim President Juan Guaidó and Commissioner Carlos Paparoni. Th

Featured Speakers:
Interim President Juan Guaidó
Commissioner Carlos Paparoni
Nate Sibley
Marshall Billingslea