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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The RySG has thanked you very warmly for your substantial contribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In my capacity as chair of the Council, I’d like to thank you for an extremely substantial contribution to the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Your institutional knowledge and experience is outstanding and we have all benefitted from that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Neuman, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us] <br><b>Sent:</b> 19 November 2013 09:29<br><b>To:</b> GNSO Council (council@gnso.icann.org)<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Stepping down from Council<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This morning I made the following announcement to my Stakeholder Group and wanted to pass this on to you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Although I have one more year in my term on the GNSO Council, as some of you are aware, I have moved into a new role at Neustar where I oversee all of Neustar’s registry services. As much as I would love to keep serving on the Council to finish out my last year, I have thought long and hard about whether I would be able to serve the RySG in a manner that it deserves and expects of its Councilors. I have come to the conclusion during this meeting that you all would be much better served by someone that could devote the time that is needed to adequately represent the group especially in this year of transition. Therefore, I have decided to step down from GNSO Council as soon as a replacement for me can be found.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>You can count on the fact that I will continue to stay involved in the Stakeholder Group and in policy matters as much as I am able. I see an extremely positive future for the Council and the Stakeholder Group and look forward to watching what lies ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><br>I truly appreciated serving you these last three years on Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jeffrey J. Neuman<span style='color:#3366FF'> <br></span><span style='color:#068658'>Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Registry Services</span></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D'><br>46000 Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'>Office:</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D'>+1.571.434.5772</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'> </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'>Mobile: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D'>+1.202.549.5079</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000066'> </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'>Fax: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D'>+1.703.738.7965</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'>/</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@neustar.biz"><span style='color:#068658'>jeff.neuman@neustar.biz</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'>/</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'><a href="http://www.neustar.biz/"><span style='color:#068658'>www.neustar.biz</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>