Abderrahmane Kadri, an ICTP Regular Associate from 1989 to 1996 and professor at the Physics Institute of the University of Oran, Algeria, has been appointed Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of Algeria. In a recent letter to the ICTP Director, Kadri expressed "heartfelt gratitude for the wonderful mission that ICTP has been accomplishing for many years, by providing continuous and invaluable support to many generations of scientists from throughout the world."