Notably, under George W. Bush's presidency, she oversaw the United States Public Health Service.

As a child, she left Cuba on a Red Cross Humanitarian flight due to health issues.

Although she was offered several scholarships, Beato chose to go to the University of New Mexico for college to stay near her sick mother.

[2] In 2003, President Bush named Beato as the Assistant Secretary of the United States Public Health Service.

[4] After leaving that position, Beato worked as deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization and senior advisor on international nutrition policy at the Food and Drug Administration.