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===Departure from ICANN===
===Departure from ICANN===
During his last opening ceremony address at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, Mr. Beckstrom listed a number of achievements during his tenure as CEO, they included: introduction of [[IDN]]s, implementation of [[DNSSEC]], implementation of the [[New gTLD Program]], reaching out to China and Chinese stakeholders, an internationalizing the organization.
During his last opening ceremony address at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, Mr. Beckstrom listed a number of achievements during his tenure as CEO, they included: introduction of [[IDN]]s, implementation of [[DNSSEC]], implementation of the [[New gTLD Program]], reaching out to China and Chinese stakeholders, an internationalizing the organization.
Beckstrom began his speech by taking full credit for the development of the [[Affirmation of Commitments]], which replaced the [[Joint Project Agreement]] as the document that outlines ICANN's legitimacy with the US government. He stated that, "My first day on the job, I was given a blank sheet of paper and I was told that the Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Commerce of the US government was not going to be renewed by ICANN. And I was told, 'You better come up with something better and you have to get it done in 90 days because the MoU is going to expire.' Together we worked and we created the Affirmation of Commitments."<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9615-former-icann-vp-calls-bull-on-beckstroms-exit-speech Former ICANN VP calls bull on Beckstrom’s exit speech, domainincite.com]</ref>
Former Executive Officer and Vice President Corporate Affairs [[Paul Levins]] stated, in a post on [[CircleID]], that Beckstrom's description of the event was false, and that the AoC was a result of ten years of community effort, with the first draft having been formulated over eight months before Beckstrom took office in July 2009.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120625_a_history_of_holding_icann_to_account/ A History of Holding ICANN to Account, circleid.com]</ref>
==Career History==
==Career History==