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Dr. Richard Raymond was appointed as Under Secretary
for Food Safety on July 18, 2005. In this position, Dr. Raymond is
responsible for overseeing the policies and programs of the Food Safety
and Inspection Service (FSIS), and he chairs the U.S. Codex Steering
Committee, which provides guidance to U.S. delegations to the Codex
Alimentarius Commission.
Dr. Raymond has extensive experience in developing and implementing
policies and programs designed to improve public health. Prior to
joining USDA, Dr. Raymond served as the director of the Nebraska Department
of Health and Human Services Regulation & Licensure division where
he oversaw regulatory programs involving health care and environmental
issues and was also Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer since January
1999.
While serving as Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Raymond directed
a large number of public health programs including disease prevention
and health promotion. He also developed several anti-bioterrorism
initiatives and a statewide health care alert system. He also played
an integral role in developing multi-county health districts to provide
a public health system that included all of Nebraska's 93 counties.
Dr. Raymond served as president of the Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials (ASTHO) and was a member of the association's Preparedness
Committee for three years.
A life-long resident of Nebraska, Dr. Raymond practiced medicine in
rural Nebraska for 17 years. Dr. Raymond then established and directed
a community-based Family Practice Residency for Clarkson Medical Center,
served as president of the Nebraska Medical Association, chaired Nebraska
Governor Mike Johanns' Blue Ribbon Panel on Infant Mortality and served
on numerous state committees related to public health.
Dr. Raymond attended Hastings College and earned his medical degree
from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. |
Last Modified:
February 13, 2006 |
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