[governance] CONSENSUS CALL RESULTS Re: Draft letter text

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Why not just "Your Excellency", period, as we did in the Sept.26th
letter to her?

--c.a.

On 10/13/2013 03:52 AM, Adam Peake wrote:
> The text of the letter is fine, I'm not sure of the purpose and value of sending it, but the text itself is fine.
> 
> What's incorrect is the salutation.  I'm no expert on protocol, but 
> 
> "Your Excellency President Rousseff and other representatives of the, Brazilian government..." no!
> 
> Your Excellency might be correct, Madam President if following the U.S. style. But other representatives?  Who are they (why are they there?)
> 
> As others have said, from all we have seen about this initiative it is a joint proposal of Madam Rousseff and Mr. Chehadé.  This mailing list and others have been dominated this past few days by a thread "Rousseff & Chehade: Brazil will host world event on Internet governance in 2014".  The letter should be addressed to them both.  Madam Rousseff obviously first.
> 
> Adam
> 
>   
> 
> 
> On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> 
>>>> Your Excellency President Rousseff and other representatives of the
>>>> Brazilian government, 
> 
> 

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