Admiral Howard Delapore was a Human Starfleet officer during the 24th century. He had worked at Starfleet Academy and was known as a man of action. In 2364, Delapore contacted Captain Jean-Luc Picard and told him that the situation at Tenara was highly important and that the USS Enterprise and USS Centurion were to hold the system at all costs. Additionally, Delapore gave Picard the authority to assume command over both ships if necessary. (TNG novel: The Captains' Honor)