The US has taken part in an International Criminal Court meeting for the first time since the court’s establishment in 2002. On Wednesday, US war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp sat as an observer at an assembly of the court’s management board. Rapp is expected to address the court later today. The Obama administration has voiced support for re-engagement with the court but says US ratification is years away. The US signed the ICC treaty during Bill Clinton’s presidency, but it was never ratified by Congress.