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1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the ICANN80 Kigali Communiqué Advice and Issues of Importance and requests that the GNSO Chair communicate the GNSO Council Review of ICANN80 GAC Communiqué Advice and Issues of Importance to the ICANN Board.
2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Liaison to the GAC also informs the GAC of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.

**Friendly Amendment

Motion - Appointment of a GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee

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1. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) role was first piloted in FY15-16 (1 July 2014 to 30 June 2016) as part of a broader initiative of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group to facilitate early engagement of the GAC in GNSO policy development activities.
2. Due to the success of the pilot, the GNSO Liaison to the GAC is now a permanent role and an integral part of communications between the GAC and GNSO.
3. The term of the liaison role is two years, and the term limit is two consecutive two-year terms.
4. As the current liaison’s term will expire at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (ICANN81), the GNSO Council will now appoint a new liaison to assume the role at ICANN81.
5. The GNSO Council initiated a call for candidates to fill the vacancy and delegated the responsibility of the review and selection process to the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC).
6. Two applications were received and were evaluated by the SSC based on the criteria outlined in the call for candidates.
7. Following a review of candidates the SSC agreed by full consensus to recommend that Sebastien Ducos will be appointed as the new GNSO Liaison to the GAC commencing at the ICANN81 AGM in November 2024.
8. The SSC also agreed to recommend Sophie Hey as alternate if deemed appropriate by her and the GNSO Council should the need arise.

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1. The GNSO Council hereby appoints Sebastien Ducos to the role of GNSO Liaison to the GAC, for a two-year term,assuming the role at the ICANN81 AGM in November 2024 and expiring at the AGM in 2026. 
2. The GNSO Council will review the role annually and if the review indicates and/or, at any time, the Liaison has indicated that he is no longer available to continue in this role the Council will consider Sophie Hey as alternate for the remaining period of the term if she is willing at the time, otherwise the SSC will conduct a new selection process.
3. Prior to and in anticipation of the expiry of this two-year term, Council will open a new Expression of Interest process, for which the retiring Liaison, Sebastien Ducos, will be eligible to apply. 
4. The GNSO Council directs the GNSO Secretariat to inform the candidates and the GAC leadership of the GNSO Council’s decision.
5. The GNSO Council thanks Jeff Neuman for his four years of service as the GNSO Council Liaison to the GAC.

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