Barbara McNamara
| Barbara McNamara | |
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| Deputy Director of the NSA | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Crowell |
| Succeeded by | William B. Black, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941/1942 (age 72–73) Clinton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Profession | linguist, intelligence official |
| Awards | National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal |
Barbara A. McNamara (born c. 1942) was the NSA's Deputy Director from October 1997 until June 2000. She was succeeded by William B. Black, Jr..[1]
Biography
McNamara joined the NSA in 1963 as a Chinese linguist. She rose through a number of analytic, operational, and managerial positions before leaving the Operational Directorate in 1983. McNamara became the first woman to be named Deputy Director of Operations, in 1994. In June 2000, she received the US Intelligence Community’s highest award, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. At the time she was one of the highest ranked women in the United States intelligence community.[2] She served as the NSA's Senior U.S. Liaison Officer in London, England shortly before her retirement in 2003.[3][4] Currently, she is a board member of Signalscape and Intec Billing.
| Preceded by William P. Crowell |
Deputy Director of the National Security Agency October 1997–June 2000 |
Succeeded by William B. Black, Jr. |
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