Lester Wolff
| Lester L. Wolff | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Steven B. Derounian |
| Succeeded by | Angelo D. Roncallo |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Seymour Halpern |
| Succeeded by | John LeBoutillier |
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Lester Lionel Wolff January 4, 1919 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Silvers (m. 1940–97) |
| Residence | Muttontown, New York, U.S. |
| Profession | Consultant |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Unit | Civil Air Patrol |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Lester Lionel Wolff (born January 4, 1919) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He currently serves as president of the International Trade and Development Agency. In 2014, Wolff received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award in the United States.
A highly-recognized expert in Asian affairs, Wolff is also the chair of the Touro College Pacific Community Institute, the author of numerous books on foreign policy, and the host of weekly PBS show Ask Congress.
Wolff was born in New York City to a family that had settled in the United States during the 18th century. He became bar mitzvah at a Reform synagogue in Manhattan. Wolff attended New York Public Schools, and graduated with a degree in marketing from New York University.
He lectured at New York University from 1939 until 1941, and later became a department chair at the City College of New York. Wolff was part of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II. He was a squadron commander and a subchaser.
In the private sector, Wolff was recognized as an authority in both marketing and media. He was an executive for the Long Island Press and The Bronx Home News. Wolff then founded his own firm, specializing in the food industry, and was selected as executive director of the New York Conference of Retail Grocers. He became the producer and host of Between the Lines, a local television program, and the producer of a celebrity variety show starring Wendy Barrie.
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