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@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ Approvers ([@open-telemetry/python-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telem
 
 - [Aaron Abbott](https://github.com/aabmass), Google
 - [Diego Hurtado](https://github.com/ocelotl)
-- [Hector Hernandez](https://github.com/hectorhdzg), Microsoft
 - [Owais Lone](https://github.com/owais), Splunk
 
 *Find more about the approver role in [community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/community-membership.md#approver).*