Līga Raita Rozentāle is the Counsellor on Cybersecurity Policy at the Latvian Permanent Representation to the EU and the Latvian Delegation to NATO. During the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU, she was the Chairwoman of the Council Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society on the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive and for the Friends of Presidency on Cyber Issues (attache format). Having worked at the Latvian Ministry of Defence on international issues since 2003, Ms Rozentāle has developed a wealth of knowledge in the field of international security, international organisations and cybersecurity. Prior to her work for the Latvian Government, Ms Rozentāle headed the Department on Information Collection at the James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies in Monterey, California. Ms Rozentāle received a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and Non-proliferation Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA, USA and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. Ms. Rozentāle is a former UN Fellow on Disarmament (2004).