@@ -246,12 +246,9 @@ This often includes:
246246 material information that is intended to be shared by the peer organization.
247247
248248Formal messages from the IETF to the peer organization are usually carried in liaison
249- statements. In certain situations, the liaison manager may carry additional messages for
250- providing further context. However, if these communications aim to "represent the IETF",
251- they must have consensus, e.g. by being based on an RFC or some other formal statement
252- by a group within the IETF. For such additional communication, liaison managers
253- may use any applicable businesslike approach, from
254- private to public communications, and bring in other parties as needed.
249+ statements. The liaison manager must not send liaison statements on their own initiative to a
250+ liaised organization on behalf of IETF, or any of its areas and
251+ working groups.
255252
256253IETF liaison managers should also communicate and coordinate with
257254other liaison managers where concerned technical activities overlap.
@@ -263,13 +260,18 @@ manager needs to have a complete overview of everything that is going on there.
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264261# # Speaking for the IETF
265262
266- The mandate for IETF liaison managers is strictly limited to
267- conveying IETF consensus to the liaised organization. The liaison
268- manager must not send liaison statements on their own initiative to a
269- liaised organization on behalf of IETF, or any of its areas and
270- working groups. The liaison manager speaks on behalf of the IETF on
263+ In certain situations, the liaison manager may carry additional messages for
264+ providing further context. For such additional communication, liaison managers
265+ may use any applicable businesslike approach, from
266+ private to public communications, and bring in other parties as needed.
267+ However, the mandate for IETF liaison managers is strictly limited to
268+ conveying IETF consensus to the liaised organization.
269+ The liaison manager speaks on behalf of the IETF on
271270the subject matter of the liaison, but only after making sure that
272- the IETF consensus is understood.
271+ the IETF consensus is understood. Specifically,
272+ if these communications aim to "represent the IETF",
273+ they must have consensus, e.g. by being based on an RFC or some other formal statement
274+ by a group within the IETF.
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274276# Security Considerations
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