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David B. Shear

Diplomat · Politician

David B. Shear is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	David B. Shear · デヴィッド・シェアー · 施大偉				[sources]
Alias	David Bruce Shear · David Shear				[sources]
Birth date	1954-05-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Cobleskill				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
First name	Bruce · David				[sources]
Last name	Shear				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5231001				[sources]
Education	Cornell University (1977-1978) · Earlham College (1975) · Georgetown University · Nanjing University (1987-1987) · National Taiwan University (1978-1979) · 2 more...				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-07	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2025-11-18

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United States ambassador

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-20

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