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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Jeff.&nbsp; I appreciate getting a copy of the letter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#AF272F">Anne E. Aikman-Scalese</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#323232">Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#323232">One South Church Avenue, Suite 700</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Neuman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 02, 2017 12:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> CCWG Accountability<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] FW: Letter from the Registries and Registrars on Staff Accountability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1F497D">All,</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I sent this to the Staff Accountability WS2 group, but thought that I would share with the broader community.&nbsp; We expect this letter to be posted on ICANN’s Correspondence page at some point soon.&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0F9347">Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0F9347">Senior Vice President&nbsp;</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">|</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#C39209">Valideus
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">Mclean, VA 22102, United States<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">E:
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 or </span><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#00B050">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#00B050">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">T: &#43;1.703.635.7514<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">M: &#43;1.202.549.5079<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">@Jintlaw<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Jeff Neuman <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 2, 2017 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ws2-staff_acct@icann.org">ws2-staff_acct@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Letter from the Registries and Registrars on Staff Accountability<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please find enclosed a letter from the Registries and Registrars that relate to our work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0F9347">Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0F9347">Senior Vice President&nbsp;</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">|</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#C39209">Valideus
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</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">|&nbsp;</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#C32830">Com Laude USA</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">Mclean, VA 22102, United States<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">E:
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 or </span><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#00B050"><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><span style="color:#00B050">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#00B050">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">T: &#43;1.703.635.7514<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">M: &#43;1.202.549.5079<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#4F4F4F">@Jintlaw<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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