Barbara M. Watson
Barbara M. Watson | |
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Barbara M. Watson, receiving an award, from a 1975 publication of the U.S. State Department. | |
| 5th Assistant Secretary of State for Security and Consular Affairs | |
| In office August 12, 1968 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Abba P. Schwartz |
| Succeeded by | Leonard F. Walentynowicz |
| 7th Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs | |
| In office April 13, 1977 – August 17, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard F. Walentynowicz |
| Succeeded by | Diego C. Asencio |
| 7th United States Ambassador to Malaysia | |
| In office September 25, 1980 – March 1, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert Hopkins Miller |
| Succeeded by | Ronald D. Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 1983 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Relations | James Lopez Watson (brother) J. Bruce Llewellyn (cousin) Colin Powell (cousin) |
| Parent(s) | James S. Watson, Violet Lopez Watson |
| Alma mater | Barnard College |
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Barbara Mae Watson (November 5, 1918 – February 18, 1983) was a lawyer, United States diplomat, the seventh Ambassador to Malaysia, and the first Black person and the first woman to serve as an Assistant Secretary of State.