Cyber Coordinator Leads U.S. Delegation to Nordic-Baltic+USA Cyber Consultation
Media Note
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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