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<div style="direction: ltr;">Congratulations Ajay! I know you will apply your passion and intellect to further the cause. I will continue to work in a non-officer role to assist as much as I can.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Warm regards,</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Rich Merdinger</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="dir="ltr""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Don Hollander <don.hollander@icann.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 11, 2019 12:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ua-discuss@icann.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Laurence Zwimpfer (zwimpfer@xtra.co.nz)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] Election results
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to <b>Ajay Data</b> who has been elected as the new Chair of the UASG.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve copied a colleague in New Zealand who is independent of the UASG and has seen the results. He will pipe up to the list if I’ve made a mistake.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks very much to both Ajay and to Rich Merdinger for standing and providing the members a choice.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As in past practice, we will not be announcing the specific numbers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And thanks very much to Ram for the past four years as Chair.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Don</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Don Hollander</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Secretary General – UASG</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Skype: Don_Hollander</span></p>
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