US State Department to establish new cyber bureau led by ambassador
FILE PHOTO: State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. August 18, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON : The U.S. State Department said on Monday it plans to establish a bureau of cyberspace and digital policy that will be led by a Senate-confirmed ambassador at large, spokesperson Ned Price said.
Price told a regular press briefing the new bureau will focus on international cyberspace security, international digital policy and digital freedom.
The department would also establish a new special envoy for critical and emerging technology, he said.
(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Arshad Mohammed and Simon Lewis)
Source: Reuters
