[governance] How is this operationalised in the US?

[William Drake]

Adam,

On 5/7/07 8:36 AM, "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

> Not sure how relevant: Mohammed El Bashir was recently elected to
> ALAC, Mohammed's from Sudan. Mohammed El Fatih El Tigani Ali, Sudan,
> is serving currently his second term as a member if ICANN's
> Nominating Committee. ICANN has a sponsorship agreement with the
> operator of the .sd (Sudan) ccTLD.

> ICANN seems to be able to enter into agreements with Sudanese
> representatives, Sudanese citizens hold leadership positions in ICANN
> and can select others for leadership positions.  I don't know if
> these are "services" under US treasury rules.

How does the sponsorship agreement work?

Otherwise, unpaid leadership positions are not "services" in the sense of
being commercially provisioned for fees, and are not "exported" via any
WTO-defined mode of supply.  The rules are intended to prevent US companies
from selling goods and services to Sudanese entities.

BD


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