Marcel Gross has been a career diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador since 2008 and has served as Election Officer at the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations in New York since 2022. He currently holds the rank of Counsellor and coordinates Ecuador’s electoral strategies within the United Nations system. His work focuses on public international law, United Nations institutional practice, and multilateral diplomacy. His research interests include regional representation and the legitimacy of international courts. All views expressed are personal.