; (II) the Department of Defense; (III) the Department of Energy; (IV) the Department of Homeland Security; (V) the Department of Justice; (VI) the Department of the Treasury; (VII) the Intelligence Community; and (VIII) the National Security Council; and (vi) act as liaison to public and private sector entities on relevant cyberspace issues. (3) Qualifications The head of the Office should be an individual of demonstrated competency in the field of— (A) cybersecurity and other relevant cyber issues; and (B) international diplomacy. (4) Organizational placement The head of the Office shall report to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs or official holding a higher position in the Department of State. (5) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed as precluding— (A) the Office from being elevated to a Bureau of the Department of State