Lester L. Wolff

Lester L. Wolff
Wolff in 1975
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Steven B. Derounian
Succeeded by	John LeBoutillier
Constituency	3rd district (1965–1973) 6th district (1973–1981)
Personal details
Born	Lester Lionel Wolff (1919-01-04)January 4, 1919 New York City, U.S.
Died	May 11, 2021(2021-05-11) (aged 102) Syosset, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Blanche Silvers ​ ​ (m. 1940; died 1997)​
Children	2
Education	New York University Stern School of Business
Profession	Consultant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Civil Air Patrol
Battles/wars	World War II

Lester Lionel Wolff (January 4, 1919 – May 11, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Long Island, New York. He also served as president of the International Trade and Development Agency.

In 2014, Wolff accepted the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award in the United States, on behalf of World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.^[1]

An expert in Asian affairs, Wolff was the chair of the Touro College Pacific Community Institute, the author of numerous books on foreign policy, and the host of the weekly PBS show Ask Congress.