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Presidency of the International Criminal Court

The Presidency of the International Criminal Court is the organ responsible for the proper administration of the Court (apart from the Office of the Prosecutor).^[1]

The Presidency oversees the activities of the Registry and organises the work of the judicial divisions. It also has some responsibilities in the area of external relations, such as negotiating agreements on behalf of the court and promoting public awareness and understanding of the institution.^[2]

The Presidency comprises the President and the First and Second Vice-Presidents — three judges of the court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for a maximum of two three-year terms.^[3]

As of March 2024, the President is Tomoko Akane from Japan, who took office on 11 March 2024. Her term will expire in 2027.^[4]

Members of the Presidency of the International Criminal Court

President		First Vice-President		Second Vice-President
Term	Office-holder	Term	Office-holder	Term	Office-holder
2003–2006	Philippe Kirsch	2003–2006	Akua Kuenyehia[5]	2003–2006	Elizabeth Odio Benito[6]
2006–2009		2006–2009		2006–2009	René Blattmann[7]
2009–2012	Song Sang-hyun[8]	2009–2012	Fatoumata Dembele Diarra[9]	2009–2012	Hans-Peter Kaul[10]
2012–2015		2012–2015	Sanji Mmasenono Monageng[11]	2012–2015	Cuno Tarfusser[11]
2015–2018	Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi[12]	2015–2018	Joyce Aluoch[12]	2015–2018	Kuniko Ozaki
2018–2021	Chile Eboe-Osuji[13]	2018–2021	Robert Fremr[13]	2018–2021	Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
2021–2024	Piotr Hofmański[14]	2021–2024	Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza[14]	2021–2024	Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua[14]
2024–present	Tomoko Akane[4]	2024–present	Rosario Salvatore Aitala[4]	2024–present	Reine Alapini-Gansou[4]

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