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U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesman Press Statement

Notice to the Press
November 1, 1999

The Department of State's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) will be holding its 14th Annual Briefing from 2:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. on November 3, in the Dean Acheson Auditorium. This year's briefing will focus on the issues pertaining to cyber crime and terrorism and will be open for media coverage.

OSAC, a joint venture between the Department of State and the U.S. private sector, was created in 1985 to foster the exchange of information on overseas security issues of mutual concern. Since then, the Council has become an effective vehicle for security cooperation. More than 1,700 American companies with overseas interests receive unclassified security-related information from OSAC. It is one of the preeminent public-private partnerships in the United States today.

The Council, which is comprised of 21 private sector and four public sector members, is co-chaired by Peter Bergin, the Director of the Diplomatic Security Service and James Hush, Director of Corporate Security for The Coca-Cola Company. Private sector members are selected from OSAC's constituency and normally serve for two to three years. These members provide the direction and guidance to develop programs that most benefit the U.S. private sector overseas.

OSAC receives exceptional support for its initiatives from the chief executive officers and corporate security directors of many of the largest international corporations in the United States. Its goal is to support U.S. corporations by developing efficient and cost-effective security information and communications networks that provide the U.S. business community with the tools needed to cope with security-related issues in a foreign environment.

For more information about OSAC and media coverage for the annual briefing, please contact Andy Laine, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, on (202) 663-0067.

Agenda
Overseas Security Advisory Council
14th Annual Briefing
November 3, 1999 2:00 p.m.

Dean Acheson Auditorium
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC

Moderator
Mr. Nickolas W. Proctor, Executive Director
Overseas Security Advisory Council

Welcoming Remarks
Ambassador David Carpenter, Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
2:10 to 2:20 p.m.

Cyber Crime and Terrorism: The Threat of the New Millennium is With Us Today
Mr. John Nagengast, Assistant Deputy Director
National Security Agency
2:20 to 2:40 p.m.

Cyber Crime and Terrorism: A Corporate Perspective
Mr. Stephen Katz, Chief Information Security Officer
Citigroup, Inc.
2:40 to 3:10 p.m.

Break
3:10 to 3:40 p.m.

A Briefing on Operation "Eligible Receiver"
Mr. Michael Peters, Technical Director for Operations, Readiness and Assessments
National Security Agency
3:40 to 4:30 p.m.

Vulnerabilities to Cyber Crime and Terrorism
Mr. Brett Hovington, Supervisory Special Agent
National Infrastructure Protection Center
Federal Bureau of Investigations
4:30 to 5:00 p.m.

The State of OSAC: A Government Perspective
Mr. Peter E. Bergin, OSAC Co-Chairman and Director, Diplomatic Security Service
U.S. Department of State
5:00 to 5:15 p.m.

The State of OSAC: A Perspective from the Private Sector
Mr. James A. Hush, OSAC Co-Chairman and Director of Corporate Security
The Coca-Cola Company
5:15 to 5:30 p.m.

Conclusion
Mr. Nickolas W. Proctor, OSAC Executive Director
5:30 to 5:35 p.m.

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