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d afternoon it's a great well pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Justice today and is my honor to join minister and russe in the signing of the agreement between the United States and Australia. Keeping the American people safe is one of the justice department's most important responsibilities. Our ability to fulfill that obligation depends upon our cooperation with trusted partners. Both here at home and around the world. And as president Biden has said. America has no closer or more reliable. Ally than Australia that is certainly true when it comes to law enforcement for more than a century America and Australia have worked together to keep our citizens safe in the face of a wide range of complex and evolving threats we have worked together to disrupt terrorist plots to dismantle drug trafficking organizations to deter violent crime and to combat cybercrime. In all of our work. We work together to keep our country safe. And in that work we are guided by our shared belief that we must do so in a way that honors the rule of law and protects the civil liberties. Of our citizens. Today America and Australia are taking another important step in signing this agreement. Which reflects our shared commitment to civil liberties and will deepen our law enforcement cooperation. The agreement as authorized by an important law that Congress passed in twenty eighteen. The cloud Act the agreement allows the United States to enter into bilateral agreements with the rights respecting international partners. And these agreements facilitate timely access to electronic evidence in investigations of serious crime . The cloud Act agreement between the United States and Australia will make our cooperation to prevent detect investigate and prosecute serious crimes more effective. And in doing so this agreement will help keep our citizens safe for. At the same time the agreement protects civil liberties safeguards the privacy of our citizens and will ensure our own adherence to the rule of law. In closing let me thank again everyone was gathered here for all that you have done to make this possible. I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the negotiating teams in both of our countries for your many hours of hard work. Over the many years without your work we would not be here today. This agreement is a testament to the robustum collaborative partnership. Between America and Australia. And I am confident that it will help ensure partnership grows even stronger. In the years ahead thank you very much. Thank you Attorney General garland it's an absolute pleasure to be here in Washington DC to mark this historic agreement. The United States and Australia have today entered into a landmark new floral Enforcement partnership to stamp out serious organized criminality terrorism child sexual abuse and other crimes. Signing the cloud Act agreement will enable out to nation's law enforcement agencies to share important digital information and data with each other. And to carefully defined legal authorities and five gods. It will in short I have timely access to electronic dasha to prevent detect investigate and prosecute serious crime including child sexual abuse ransomware attacks. Terrorism and the sabotage of critical infrastructure over the internet . This agreement will enhance law enforcement cooperation but will also our protect the band use principles sovereignty and long term economic prosperity of Australia and the United States . As we saw in operation onside known in the United States As operation tradition shield. The Australian federal police and the federal bureau of investigation are already capable of smashing serious organized crime networks using sophisticated digital techniques . This agreement brings that partnership to new heights. Until now a straight agencies have relied on complex and time consuming mechanisms such as mutual legal assistance agreements to access crucial evidence from other countries. Investigations and prosecutions have strolled and even D. riled as a result of these arrangements. By strengthening both nations ability to fight crime and giving L. law enforcement agencies more efficient access to evidence where ensuring the safety security and prosperity about citizens. As is right and proper important safeguards in the agreement reflect out two countries respect for the rule of law and for human rights. Astralis prosperity and security and the prosperity and security of the United States depends on our ability to securely harness the opportunities created by digital technologies and connectivity. That's why we must continue to work with each other and with other like minded liberal democratic nations to support industry. National security and law enforcement agencies and citizens. Later today and tomorrow I will meet with the range of the senior officials and law enforcement partners to discuss and deepen our collaboration particularly on cybersecurity protecting critical infrastructure countering terrorism and preventing serious and organized crime. I came into the United States the leading the global fight against cybercrime and look forward to additional corporation. Thank you Attorney General. In. Thank you all very much for coming here and with specially with the expert teams without you we would not be here very grateful for your help thank you