Subject: RE: Meeting on Cybersecurity Activity
From: "Hyde, Thomas M (Tbilisi)" <[email-masked]>
To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>, Elene Godziashvili <[email-masked]>, "Dunson, Michael E (Tbilisi)" <[email-masked]>, "Sieber, William M (Tbilisi)" <[email-masked]>, Mikheil Janiashvili <[email-masked]>, Vano Goliadze <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:55:23 +0000

Hi Dr. Gabunia,

Thank you so much for your prompt response and for passing Mr. Janiashvili’s information.  We will work with him to set up a meeting and discuss the support activity.  Best of luck in Batumi and thank you again for your engagement.

All the Best,

Thom

From: Tamar Gabunia

Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:28 PM

To: Hyde, Thomas M (Tbilisi)

Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili ; Elene Godziashvili ; Dunson, Michael E (Tbilisi) ; Sieber, William M (Tbilisi) ; Mikheil Janiashvili ; Vano Goliadze

Subject: RE: Meeting on Cybersecurity Activity

Dear Mr Hyde

Many thanks for your e-mail and intention to support NCDC with cybersecurity for its computer network.  Unfortunately I am traveling to Batumi tomorrow morning and will not be in town until Friday. I would suggest
to engage Mr. Milkheil Janiashvili in this discussion. He is the head of the MoH’s information technology department and is in charge of cyber policy within the ministry and its subunits. Mr. Janiashvili is CC-ed on this e-mail.

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის პირველი მოადგილე

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia,
MD, MPH

First Deputy Minister

From: Hyde, Thomas M (Tbilisi) [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: 15 September, 2020 18:04

To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>

Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>; Elene Godziashvili <[email-masked]>; Dunson, Michael E (Tbilisi) <[email-masked]>;
Sieber, William M (Tbilisi) <[email-masked]>

Subject: Meeting on Cybersecurity Activity

Hi Dr. Gabunia,

My name is Thom Hyde, and I am a political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi where I cover cyber policy.  I am emailing regarding a potential cybersecurity activity that our colleagues at the Department of Defense (Mike Dunson, CCed)
would be interest in providing for the National Center of Disease Control’s computer networks.  As I understand, NCDC falls under your purview as Deputy Minister of Health.  As such, we would be happy to meet with you and NCDC colleagues to provide further
detail on the proposed activity.  We would be available to meet with you in the near future – we would be available tomorrow September 16 at 1430 or Thursday afternoon, whichever is most convenient for you.

Thank you very much for your time and we look forward to meeting with you soon.

All the Best,

Thom

Thomas Hyde |
Political Officer

United States Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia

Cell: +995 595 51 17 97 |
Email: [email-masked]