To the Chair & Members of the ALAC, this is my Expression of Interest to serve as ALAC Liaison to the GAC. In support of my candidacy, here is a brief summary of my relevant experience: Diplomatic service * In Paris: * Policy Planning Staff * Deputy Director, Asia & Pacific department * Alternate Director, International Development department * Alternate Director, North-, Central- and South- America department. * Overseas: * Embassy Secretary, Singapore * Political Counsellor, Japan * Minister Counsellor, Japan * Ambassador & Permanent Representative to WEU, Brussels * Ambassador to Estonia * Ambassador to Finland * Acting Governor, Board of Governors, ASEF Board experience * Outside of Internet activities * Chair of the Advisory Board, Institut Pierre Werner, Luxembourg * Board, EUNIC * Internet-related experience * _ICANN Board_ 2007-10 * Co-author, "Improving Institutional Confidence", ICANN President's Strategy Committee, 2009 * _ALAC_ 2010-12, again 2012-14 * Initiator & co-signatory, "Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive & Respected", 2012 * _Member of the ICG, appointed by ALAC_ * _Co-author of the ICG's Proposal to Transition Oversight of the IANA Functions_ * Author of the ICG's Communications Strategy * Member of the NETmundial Initiative Coordination Council 2014-16, supported by EURALO * Founding member & current Chair, EURALO Individual Users' Association * _Initiator & co-signatory, Letters to the President of the United States, to the Speaker and Leadership of the House and to the President pro tempore and Leadership of the Senate, requesting "that the Administration implement, and that the Congress not impede the transition of oversight of the IANA Functions", 12 August 2016_ _ _I would be glad to provide additional information or answer questions from Members of the ALAC.Best regards,Jean-Jacques Subrenat. Sent from [Nylas N1](https://link.nylas.com/link/7q1g7g2rqnx94vh9dq75m6ce7 /local-21cee631-f408/0?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fnylas.com%2Fn1%3Fref%3Dn1&r=YWxh Y0BhdGxhcmdlLWxpc3RzLmljYW5uLm9yZw==), the extensible, open source mail client. 