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Mr. David R. Shedd was named the inaugural Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Policy, Plans, and Requirements in May 2007. From June 2005 until assuming his current post, Mr. Shedd served as Chief of Staff and, later, Acting Director of the Intelligence Staff to the Director of National Intelligence. Prior to the creation of the ODNI, Mr. Shedd held intelligence policy positions at the National Security Council from February 2001 to May 2005. He served most recently as the NSC's Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs and Reform. Mr. Shedd has been directly involved in the implementation of intelligence reform stemming from the 9/11 Commission report in July 2004, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the WMD Commission's report to the President in March 2005.
From 1984 to 1993, Mr. Shedd was posted overseas in the U.S. Embassies in Costa Rica and Mexico. Mr. Shedd has also held a variety of senior management assignments in the U.S., including Chief of Congressional Liaison at CIA.
Mr. Shedd holds a B.A. degree from Geneva College and a M.A. degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Latin American Studies.
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