Celebrating National Food Safety Education Month September 2002

The Secretary's Open Forum Distinguished Lecture Series Proudly Presents A Conversation on Food Safety and Global Security Featuring Lester M. Crawford, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D. Deputy Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration September 6, 2002 - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Loy Henderson Auditorium Harry S Truman Building, U.S. Department of State

The Secretary's Open Forum Distinguished Lecture Series
Proudly Presents

A Conversation on Food Safety and Global Security

Featuring

Lester M. Crawford, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D.
Deputy Commissioner
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

September 6, 2002 - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Loy Henderson Auditorium
Harry S Truman Building, U.S. Department of State

Presented in cooperation with:

The George Washington University -- Elliott School of International Affairs
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

About the Speaker

Dr. Lester M. Crawford

As the Deputy Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Crawford has extensive experience in FDA matters. His previous government experience included serving as head of the FDA's Center of Veterinary Medicine and, from 1987 to 1991, as administrator of the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. From 1993 to 1997, Crawford was the executive director of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. During ten years at the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture, he played major roles in mandatory nutrition labeling, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the control of chemicals and microorganisms in the food supply.

Most recently Dr. Crawford served as the Director of the Virginia Tech Center for Food and Nutrition Policy. Dr. Crawford has also served as Executive Vice-President of the National Food Processors Association, and Chairman, Department of Physiology-Pharmacology, University of Georgia.

Dr. Crawford has a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Auburn University and he also earned the Ph.D. degree in pharmacology from the University of Georgia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK), and also a Fellow of the International Society of Food Science and Technology.

Registration Procedures: To register, please send email to Alan Lang, Chairman, Secretary's Open Forum: A.Lang@state.gov at least one day prior to the event you wish to attend. Please include your name, date of birth, social security number or passport number, and citizenship. Please arrive at the 23rd Street entrance of the Harry S Truman Building, U.S. Department of State at least 30 minutes before the program.