WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, Congressman Rob Menendez returned from a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to the Netherlands, Estonia, and the United Kingdom, organized by the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, on which Rep. Menendez serves. The bipartisan trip focused on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) work to strengthen cooperation with international partners and defend the U.S. against potential threats and risks. CISA is the operational lead for the federal government’s cybersecurity infrastructure and resilience.
“In the current evolving threat landscape, it was important to participate in this bipartisan delegation to evaluate and strengthen CISA’s work to protect the United States by collaborating with our partners in Europe,” said Congressman Rob Menendez. “This trip was an opportunity to meet with officials in the Netherlands, Estonia, and the United Kingdom to support and expand our international cybersecurity cooperation. I look forward to continuing our work on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee to keep our critical infrastructure and the American people safe.”
Upon arrival in the Netherlands, Rep. Menendez and the delegation met with high-level officials including U.S. Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal, members of the Dutch Parliament, and security experts from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In Estonia, the delegation was briefed by the United States Secret Service on their cooperation efforts with the Estonian government, met with senior Estonian government officials, visited the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence, held a roundtable with Alumni of the Congressional Office of International Leadership’s Cyber Programs, and met with officials from Estonia's Information Security Agency and National Cyber Security Centre.
On the final leg of the trip, Rep. Menendez and the delegation visited the United States Embassy in the U.K. in London and met with CISA’s U.K. attaché. The delegation also met with leading private sector cybersecurity firms before concluding the trip.
The Congressional Delegation included:
CHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Chair Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY-02)
CHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14)
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chair Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-14)
