Exhibit 31.1


                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Steven A. Kriegsman, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CytRx Corporation;

2.  Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
    statement of a material fact or omit to state a material  fact  necessary to
    make the  statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
    statements  were made, not misleading  with respect to the period covered by
    this quarterly report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
    information  included  in  this  quarterly  report,  fairly  present  in all
    material  respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
    flows of the  registrant  as of,  and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
    quarterly report;

4.  I am responsible for  establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and
    procedures  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and  15d-15(e)) for
    the registrant and I have:

            a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
                disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to be  designed  under my
                supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
                registrant,  including its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made
                known to me by others within those entities, particularly during
                the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

            b)  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's  disclosure
                controls and procedures  and presented in this quarterly  report
                my  conclusions   about  the  effectiveness  of  the  disclosure
                controls and procedures,  as of the end of the period covered by
                this quarterly  report based on such evaluation (the "Evaluation
                Date"); and

            c)  disclosed   in  this   quarterly   report   any  change  in  the
                registrant's  internal  control over  financial  reporting  that
                occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that
                has  materially  affected or is reasonably  likely to materially
                affect  the   registrant's   internal   control  over  financial
                reporting.



5.  I have disclosed,  based on my most recent  evaluation,  to the registrant's
    auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

            a)  all  significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses  in the
                design  or  operation  of  internal   controls  over   financial
                reporting which are reasonably likely to affect the registrant's
                ability  to record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial
                information; and

            b)  any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or
                other employees who have a significant  role in the registrant's
                internal control over financial reporting.


Dated:  August 14, 2003

/s/ Steven A. Kriegsman
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Steven A. Kriegsman
Chief Executive Officer and
Interim Chief Financial Officer