; (B) called on states to refrain from cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property for commercial gain; and (C) endorsed the view that all states should abide by norms of responsible behavior. (7) The March 2016 Department of State International Cyberspace Policy Strategy noted that the Department of State anticipates a continued increase and expansion of our cyber-focused diplomatic efforts for the foreseeable future . (8) On December 1, 2016, the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, which was established within the Department of Commerce by Executive Order 13718 (81 Fed. Reg. 7441), recommended that the President should appoint an Ambassador for Cybersecurity to lead U.S. engagement with the international community on cybersecurity strategies, standards, and practices . (9) On April 11, 2017, the 2017 Group of 7 Declaration on Responsible States Behavior in Cyberspace— (A) recognized the urgent necessity of increased international cooperation to promote security and stability in cyberspace ; (B) expressed commitment to promoting a strategic framework for conflict prevention, cooperation and stability in cyberspace, consisting of the recognition of the applicability of existing international law to State behavior in cyberspace, the promotion of voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible State behavior during peacetime, and the development and the implementation of practical cyber confidence building measures (CBMs) between States ; and (C) reaffirmed that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online . (10) In testimony before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on May 11, 2017, Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats identified 6 cyber threat actors, including— (A) Russia, for efforts to influence the 2016 US election ; (B) China, for actively targeting the US Government, its allies, and US companies for cyber espionage