Mary Kirtley Waters

Mary Kirtley Waters is an American lawyer and government official. Currently serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs at the United States Department of State, she is President Donald Trump's nominee to become Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.

Waters was a cabinet confirmation team leader for the presidential transition of Donald Trump. She has served as president of the North American Millers' Association, vice president for corporate relations with the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, and assistant secretary for congressional relations at the United States Department of Agriculture. She spent 15 years as senior director and legislative counsel at ConAgra.