WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 29, 2023 –The Hon. Wayne Munroe, KC, Bahamas Minister of National Security, and a delegation from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and the Department of Transformation and Digitization (DTaD) paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Wendall Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, on Thursday, September 28.
Mr. Munroe and the Bahamian delegation were in Washington, D.C. attending the Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference hosted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
During the courtesy call, Ambassador Jones and Minister Munroe and his delegation discussed security matters locally and regionally, including the trafficking of guns and drugs, migration, and cybersecurity, among other things.
The two-day Western Hemisphere Cyber Security Conference was held September 27 to 28 at the Organization of American States (OAS) and covered various topics related to cybersecurity — from global threats to infrastructure to approaches to collaboration in cybersecurity — and provided an opportunity to exchange ideas for best practices.
Minister Munroe also participated as a panel discussion held under the topic, “Cyber priorities and experience in the aviation, rail, and maritime sectors”. Other panelists included USCG Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan, TSA Administrator David Pekoske, and Panama’s Head of Cybersecurity in the Ministry of Public Security, Nidia White.
During the conference, Kemba Eneas Walden, Acting U.S. National Cyber Director, delivered keynote remarks on the United States National Cybersecurity Strategy, during which she acknowledged her Bahamian heritage.
