12月24日环球资讯：US appoints Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity chief chief, Howard, Schmidt, appoints, 环球

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The White House has appointed its cyber tsar, following a seven month search.
经过长达七个月的寻找，华府终于找到了它的网络沙皇。

Howard Schmidt, a former eBay and Microsoft executive who advised President Bush, was appointed after others turned down the job.
此次出任国家网络安全协调官的霍华德·施密特是eBay和微软的前高管，曾担任小布什总统的网络顾问。

Mr Schmidt has been set the task of uniting various disparate agencies and organisations to shore up the country's defence against cyber attack.
施密特受命组建一张跨部门、跨组织的安全网络，以加强美国的互联网安全。

In May this year, President Obama pledged to personally appoint someone to the post.
今年五月，奥巴马总统就亲自表示要指派一人来完成此项任务。

"I bring to this challenge lessons learned during 40 years of experience in government, business and law enforcement," said Mr Schmidt.
施密特表示：“我将以40年来在政府、商业和执法领域的工作经验来应对这个挑战。”

"In our digital world the information technologies we depend on every day present us with great opportunity and great danger," added Mr Schmidt in a video broadcast posted on the White House website.
施密特在发布于白宫网站上的一段视频节目中补充道：“在我们的数字世界里，我们每天都离不开信息技术，它给了我们巨大的机会，同时也让我们面临巨大的危险。”