A Conversation with Lester Crawford

Lester Crawford became Deputy Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on February 25, 2002. He previously served as Administrator of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and twice as Director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. In 1991, he left the government to serve as Executive Vice President of the National Food Processors Association. He then went to the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges, Georgetown University, and Virginia Tech …