Ernest Petrič is a Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of Slovenia, and a member of the ILC and Advisory Committee on nominations for ICC judges. His previous positions include ambassador to India, Nepal, USA, Mexico, Brazil and Austria, permanent representative to the UN in New York, Vienna and OSCE. He has been a state secretary at the MFA of Slovenia, judge and president of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, president of the ILC and chairman of the board of governors of the IAEA.