August 20–The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that its Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) has appointed Leslye M. Fraser, S.M., J.D., as the Director of the Office of Regulations and Policy, effective September 5, 2004.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that its Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) has appointed Leslye M. Fraser, S.M., J.D., as the Director of the Office of Regulations and Policy, effective September 5, 2004.
In this capacity, Ms. Fraser will provide leadership for FDA’s food and cosmetic regulations, guidance documents and policy development and will provide management oversight for international activities.
“In the short time that Leslye has been with the agency she has made a phenomenal impact at the FDA,” said Acting Commissioner Dr. Lester Crawford. “She has been instrumental in ensuring that the agency is on point in safeguarding the food supply through the development of food safety and defense regulations.”
Prior to acceptance of this appointment, Ms. Fraser served as CFSAN’s Associate Director for Regulations, Office of Regulations and Policy, since May 2001. Before joining FDA, Ms. Fraser was Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Issues at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. There she provided legal counsel to senior Agency officials and led a group of staff attorneys who counseled all Agency program and regional offices on rulemaking requirements contained in regulatory statues and Presidential executive orders. She also worked at the international law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher as an associate attorney and at a large aerospace company, TRW, as a research engineer and a section and project manager.
“Leslye has a broad background and outstanding career in federal law and rulemaking,” said Dr. Robert E. Brackett, Director of CFSAN. “Her experience and expertise have been crucial to the development and implementation of major food safety and food defense regulations, particularly with the major provisions of the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.”
As part of her numerous accomplishments, Ms. Fraser has published technical articles in national journals. She has also received a patent for elastomeric (rubber) material, which she co-invented for spacecraft hydraulic systems.
Ms. Fraser received her Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the Bar of the District of Columbia.
Ms. Fraser replaces L. Robert Lake, Esq., who retires on September 3, 2004.