He was appointed in November 2004. According to the ICANN Bylaws, the Ombudsman is appointed for renewable 2-year terms, which means that he will be up for a 4th renewal at the end of this year (2010).
 
Cheers
Mary
 
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From: asare-sakyi george <[log in to unmask]>
To:<[log in to unmask]>
Date: 7/20/2010 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Fowlie's Follies: The Latest Adventures of Frank Fowlie, ICANN Ombudsman & Civility Policeman
Can someone tell me when Dr Fowlie was appointed as the Ombudsman. Is he in his first term or second term?
Regards
George

From: Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 12:08:05 PM
Subject: Re: Fowlie's Follies: The Latest Adventures of Frank Fowlie, ICANN Ombudsman & Civility Policeman

Ah-ha! Excellent, Mary. This is the precious piece of info needed to attempt a process.

--c.a.

On 07/20/2010 04:33 AM, Mary Wong wrote:
> The current ICANN ombudsman framework has a requirement of a 75% vote of
> the Board in order to terminate the ombudsman's appointment, without
> mentioning any grounds, process or initiation/appeal from the community.
[...]



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