Danilo Türk: former president of the Republic of Slovenia (2007 – 2012). Dr Türk is a diplomat, politician, and professor of international law. He served as UN assistant secretary-general for political affairs (2000-2005), and prior to that, was the Slovenian ambassador to the UN (1992-2000). He was chairman of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace (2015-2017) and chairs the board of directors of the Global Fairness Initiative, an NGO based in Washington, D.C.