ICTP mourns the passing of Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General

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The ICTP community is greatly saddened by the news today of the passing 
away of Yukiya Amano, the Director General of the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA). Mr. Amano was born in Japan and led the IAEA since 
2009, and was widely respected by his colleagues and counterparts for 
his professionalism and dedication. ICTP has lowered its UN flag in his 
honor. He was 72.

ICTP is overseen by the IAEA and hosts many training programs in nuclear 
management, science, and technology, in line with the IAEA's mission of 
'Atoms for Peace and Development.' Mr. Amano visited ICTP first in 2011 
as a lecturer in one of these training activities in nuclear energy 
management, bringing decades of experience in international relations to 
his lectures from his time with the Japanese Foreign Ministry and with 
the IAEA. He was then a guest of honor and speaker at ICTP's 50th 
Anniversary celebrations in 2014.

An advocate for non-proliferation and disarmament, Mr. Amano was proud 
of the work IAEA has done to promote the use and exploration of nuclear 
science for development purposes, such as medical physics, forensics 
science, and agricultural research. "I am very proud of our 
achievements, and grateful to Member States and Agency staff," he said 
in a recent communication. ICTP is proud to be part of that mission, and 
extends our deepest condolences to his family and all mourning his passing.

George Thompson OIC


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