David H. Shore *76

David died Nov. 17, 2024, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the age of 75.

He was born in New York April 4, 1949, and graduated from the City College of New York in 1969. At Princeton, he studied Chinese in the Critical Languages Program in 1968-69 and earned a Ph.D. in East Asian studies in 1976.

Joining the National Security Agency (NSA) in 1976, David served there for 40 years. In 2003, he became a senior executive and served as special assistant to the director for a highly complex operational and logistical assignment. He received NSA’s Exceptional Civilian Service Award, the agency’s highest honor, for its planning and architecture.

Subsequently, David led the Office of Strategic Intelligence Issues, where he was the principal NSA interface with the other intelligence community organizations, such as the National Intelligence Council and the Presidential Daily Briefing Steering Group. David then served as the NSA representative to the Central Intelligence Agency. He received the CIA Seal Medallion in recognition of his valued partnership with the agency.

David is survived by his wife of 53 years, Beatrice Eng Shore; along with his brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, and cousins.

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