<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div>Good News for IGF<br></div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Jane<br></div> <div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv1307468549"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="yiv1307468549gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="yiv1307468549gmail_sendername">Seth Johnson</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:seth.p.johnson@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:seth.p.johnson@gmail.com">seth.p.johnson@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 2:11 PM<br>Subject: [Internet Policy] US State Dept Contributes to IGF<br>To: "<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>><br>
<br><br><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="yiv1307468549gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">$350,000 to IGF.<br><br>United States Expands Support for Multistakeholder Internet Governance<br>> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/09/213799.htm">http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/09/213799.htm</a><br>
<br>Media Note<br>Office of the Spokesperson<br>Washington, DC<br>September 4, 2013<br>______________________________<div>__<br><br>As
part of the United States efforts to ensure a continued open,
interoperable, and secure Internet through global, multistakeholder
participation, the State Department’s Bureau of International
Organization Affairs is providing $350,000 as a one-time contribution
for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) from its 2012 International
Organizations and Programs (IO&P) budget. This funding goes to the
trust fund for the IGF Secretariat based in Geneva for its operational
expenses.<br>
<br>The IGF was established by the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) as a global forum for a multistakeholder dialogue on
public policy issues related to Internet governance. It is an
extra-budgetary project and is funded solely by voluntary contributions,
including those from other countries, industry, and other stakeholders.<br>
<br>This is the first time the United States is providing this funding
as part of an interagency effort to support the IGF and its
contributions to multistakeholder Internet governance.<br><br>For press inquiries, contact Megan Mattson at 202-647-6393 or <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:MattsonMM2@state.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:MattsonMM2@state.gov">MattsonMM2@state.gov</a>.</div></div>
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