Internet Board Picks New Zealander Chair

November 3rd, 2007 in Technology / Internet
Internet Board Picks New Zealander Chair (AP)

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers board member Peter Dengate Thrush is seen during the 30th International Public ICANN meeting in Los Angeles Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. Dengate Thrush is currently on the ICANN President's Strategy, Board Finance, Board Governance and Executive committees and is included on a short list of potential successors to Vinton Cerf, who is stepping down this week as chairman of ICANN. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

(AP) -- A New Zealand lawyer long active on Internet addressing policies was elected Friday as the first non-American chairman of a key oversight agency, replacing Internet pioneer Vint Cerf.

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