Nordic-Baltic+USA Cyber Consultation
Cyber Coordinator Leads U.S. Delegation to Nordic-Baltic+USA Cyber Consultation
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Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the
Spokesperson
Washington, DC
October 6, 2014
The
Governments of the United States, Estonia, Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden are meeting
in Tallinn for a two-day, high-level Cybersecurity
Roundtable on October 6-7, 2014. The United States head of
delegation is Christopher Painter, Coordinator for Cyber
Issues at the Department of State. Mr. Painter was joined by
representatives of the Departments of State and Commerce and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Nordic and Baltic
countries were represented by their respective ministries of
foreign affairs, economics, communications, defense, and law
enforcement for the interagency consultations.
The
roundtable is being hosted by the Estonian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and was called for a joint initiative from
the U.S.-Baltic Summit in August 2013 on cybersecurity
issues. The discussions will address cyber stability and the
emerging diplomatic agenda; Internet governance; national
cybersecurity strategies; the economic dimension of
cyberspace; strengthening cross border and public-private
cooperation; law enforcement cooperation; and capacity
building. The roundtable builds on the 3Baltics+USA seminar
on “Enhancing Electricity Sector Cybersecurity in the
Baltics” hosted by Estonia in May, 2014 to strengthen
regional cooperation on critical infrastructure
protection.
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