<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you all for your comments and views. We will definitely need to discuss this in our call tomorrow.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">With regards to going to the external lawyer for advice on this interview, I am afraid that falls out of the scope of the engagement letter we have signed with them. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Their scope is to provide advice regarding governance and the development of structures and/or solutions for enhancing the accountability of ICANN but not in the field of the CCWGs interaction with third parties, may these be governmental or private.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Let’s discuss this in detail tomorrow.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks again for the fruitful thoughts.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div class="">Best regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">León</div>
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">El 30/03/2015, a las 13:34, Paul Rosenzweig <<a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com" class="">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a>> escribió:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">+1 …<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Link to my PGP Key</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.rsaconference.com/events/us15/register?utm_source=inhouse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=signature-us2015" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-decoration: none;" class=""><image001.jpg></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Matthew Shears [<a href="mailto:mshears@cdt.org" class="">mailto:mshears@cdt.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, March 30, 2015 3:17 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Greg Shatan; James Gannon<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" class="">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] GAO meeting request<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I believe that this may be the same list that the GAO have used to frame their discussions with other stakeholders (CDT has met with them).<br class=""><br class="">The "meeting" will be a discussion. The questions are for guidance. I concur with Greg - care and thoughtfulness should guide the discussion. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class="">I have full confidence that our Chairs will give a balanced and factual representation of the discussions that we have been engaged in to date.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class="">Matthew<o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">On 3/30/2015 7:26 PM, Greg Shatan wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">I agree that we should approach the GAO's request with care and thoughtfulness. On the other hand, I don't think we can view this is a request that we can simply accept or reject as we see fit, or where we can freely negotiate the content and direction of the questions.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Greg<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 1:54 PM, James Gannon <<a href="mailto:james@cyberinvasion.net" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">james@cyberinvasion.net</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Based on the questions outlined in the GAO brief I think that the meeting may not align with a broad overview of the methodology and structure, if they are willing to talk about that and not delve into specific questions on experience of the co-chairs, risk identification, stakeholder representation and the extent that the NTIAs criteria are sufficient, then this may be a different discussion. B</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">But as outlined their questions are very specific, and I would say tailored to looking at the transition in a certain manner. We need to quell our willingness to share here and be very careful in how we approach this.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, March 30, 2015 6:46 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Mathieu.Weill@afnic.fr</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] GAO meeting request</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Dear Mathieu<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">As far as I understand the GAO has been put in charge to review the IANA transition process and inform Congress.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">At this point I think it would be very useful to fully brief them on the methodology, working groups structure and expected timelines for the broader community inputs.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">It is in any case the best opportunity to explain the whole system to the people who are going to evaluate its results and make recommendations to the lawmakers. If you convinced them, they will convince the lawmakers in a way that is not possible during open hearings.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">I would refrain in the brief from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><u class="">any</u></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>content issue at this time.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Best of luck<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br class="">_____________________<br class=""><br class="">email: <a href="mailto:crg@isoc-cr.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">crg@isoc-cr.org</a><br class="">Skype: carlos.raulg<br class=""><a href="tel:%2B506%208335%202487" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">+506 8335 2487</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(cel)<br class=""><a href="tel:%2B506%204000%202000" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">+506 4000 2000</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(home)<br class=""><a href="tel:%2B506%202290%203678" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">+506 2290 3678</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(fax)<br class="">_____________________<br class="">Apartado 1571-1000<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">San Jose, COSTA RICA<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">On Mar 30, 2015, at 4:11 AM, Mathieu Weill <<a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Dear Colleagues,<br class=""><br class="">For your information, the US Governement Accountability Office has requested a teleconference with the co-chairs of the CCWG. Tentative date is currently discussed for next week (7 or 8 April).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class="">Your inputs are welcome.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class="">Best regards,<br class="">Thomas Rickert, Leon Felipe Sanchez, Mathieu Weill<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class="">-------- Message transféré --------<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: right;" class=""><b class="">Sujet :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">April 1, 2, or 3 Meeting Request CCWG-Accountability Chairs<o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: right;" class=""><b class="">Date :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:45:11 +0000<o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: right;" class=""><b class="">De :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Healey, John C<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:HealeyJ@GAO.GOV" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><HealeyJ@GAO.GOV></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: right;" class=""><b class="">Pour :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">'<a href="mailto:rickert@anwaelte.de" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rickert@anwaelte.de</a>'<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:rickert@anwaelte.de" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><rickert@anwaelte.de></a>, '<a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>'<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><mathieu.weill@afnic.fr></a>, '<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>'<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><leonfelipe@sanchez.mx></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Good day, Mr. Rickert, Mr. Sanchez Ambia, and Mr. Weill:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">You may recall meeting my colleagues, Derrick Collins, Alwynne Wilbur, and Kate Perl at the ICANN meeting in Singapore in February.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">At any rate, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been asked by the Chairs of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Communications and Technology Subcommittee to review the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) proposed transition of key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. We are meeting with knowledgeable people and organizations to gather information for our work.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We would like to meet with you via teleconference to discuss the proposed transition from the perspective of the Accountability working group. We have provided a list of questions, below, to give you a better idea of the topics we want to discuss with you, and I’ll provide a teleconference line after confirming your availability (please “reply all” so that others can know of your availability). In addition to the discussion, we would also welcome written responses.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Would you be available for a one-hour time slot during one of the following blocks?</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Wednesday, April 1</span><sup class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">st</span></sup><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">: 10:00 – 11:00 EST</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Thursday, April 2</span><sup class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">nd</span></sup><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">: 11:00 – 12:00 EST</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" class="">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Friday, April 3</span><sup class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">: 10:00 – 11:00 EST</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We would also like to meet with Steve DelBianco and Cheryl Langdon-Orr to discuss their work with the Stress Test Work Party. Please let me know if you’d like to be part of that meeting, too.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">John</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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