Agency
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Prior to CBP)
End of Watch
On May 29, 1999, USDA/APHIS Director Rick J. Yoshimitsu died in an on-duty vehicle accident while on official business near Caledon, South Africa (about 50 miles south of Capetown). Director Yoshimitsu was assigned to Pre-Clearance in Beltsville, Maryland.