John Fennessy, ICTP's new Chief, Administration, arrived at the Centre on June 1. He comes to Trieste via the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Lebanon, where he served as the Deputy Director for the past two years. The UNRWA in Lebanon has approximately 300,000 refugees in its care and employs about 2,500 staff members. Fennessy has worked as an administrator in the United Nations for more than 20 years.