<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Sam and John,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have not received any reaction to this email or I might have missed it.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I need to update the plenary on this today so any guidance will be much appreciated.</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 21/11/2016, a las 12:35, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" class="">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>> escribió:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dear Samantha and John,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">As part of the CCWG-Legal Committee works, we hereby request for an expedited opinion from CCWG-Accountability WS2:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Background: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The CCWG-Accountability WS2 Ombusman sub-group is working on recommending possible changes to the Office of the Ombudsman as required in the final report for WS1 of the CCWG-Accountability.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Given the focus of this sub-group the group working on implementing ATRT2 recommendations, which includes a requirement for an external review of the office of the Ombudsman, has proposed that the CCWG-Accountability WS2 Ombudsman sub-group take on the responsibility for this evaluation which it has accepted to do [with the agreement of the ccwg-WS2 plenary].</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The current ICANN Ombudsman Herb Waye and his predecessor are both members of the Ombudsman sub-group drafting team.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Question:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Is the current ICANN Ombusman [and his predecessor] placing himself in a conflict of interest by participating in the sub-group which will have responsibility for the external review of the Office of the Ombudsman? If so what should the Ombudsman do to avoid such a conflict (completely recuse himself from all aspects or only from making or approving recommendations)?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">As the answers to these questions will enable to continue the work of the Ombuds Sub-group on different topics, we would kindly ask to have an answer to them as soon as possible.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kind regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Leon Sanchez</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">CCWG-Accountability Co-Chair.</div><div class="">
<div class="">Saludos,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">León</div>
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