Ann Z. Caracristi
| Ann Z. Caracristi | |
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| 9th Deputy Director of the National Security Agency | |
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In office April 1, 1980 – July 30, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Robert E. Drake |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Rich |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ann Zeilinger Caracristi February 1, 1921 Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2016 (aged 94) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education |
Russell Sage College Federal Executive Institute |
| Profession | Cryptanalyst, intelligence consultant and official |
Ann Zeilinger Caracristi (February 1, 1921 – January 10, 2016) was an American cryptanalyst, former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, where she served at various positions over a 40-year career. She served as a member of the Secretary of Defense Joint Security Commission and President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. She became the first woman at NSA to be promoted to GS-18 rank, in 1975.
She was born in Bronxville, New York. She lived most of her adult life in a one-bedroom cottage in Georgetown, and her hobbies included birds and collecting pewter.
In 2002, her name was given to a Naval Intelligence Professionals' award. Caracristi died January 10, 2016, in Washington at the age of 94. She had dementia in her later years.
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