Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy enter operations

The US Department of State’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy has begun operations to address the national security challenges, economic opportunities, and implications for U.S. values associated with cyber space, digital technologies and digital policy.

The CDP bureau includes three policy units: International Cyberspace Security, International Information and Communications Policy, and Digital Freedom.

Jennifer Bachus, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, is serving as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the CDP bureau. PDAS Bachus will serve as Senior Bureau Official until an Ambassador-at-Large is confirmed.