FDA In India: Going Global, Coming Home, Altaf Ahmed Lal, Ph.D. is the Director of FDA’s office in India.

Altaf Ahmed Lal, Ph.D. is the Director of FDA’s office in India.

http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2013/09/fda-in-india-going-global-coming-home/

Posted on September 24, 2013 by FDA Voice

By: Altaf Ahmed Lal, Ph.D. 

What is it like to be starting my new position as director of FDA’s office in India?

It’s like coming home.

http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2013/09/fda-in-india-going-global-coming-home/

My new tenure at FDA began in June, but as a former health attaché in the U.S. Embassy, I played an enthusiastic role in helping to establish FDA in my native country.  I was born in Kashmir, India, and though I left the country in 1980 to explore new professional opportunities in the United States, I have since been drawn back again and again.

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