About Barbara Salt
Lived 1904 – 1975 (aged 71). Barbara Salt was a British diplomat.
Dame Barbara Salt, (30 September 1904 – 28 December 1975) was a British diplomat.
Salt was born in Oroville, California to Reginald Salt, an English banker and his wife, Maud, who returned to England not long after her birth. She was the granddaughter of banker and politician Sir Thomas Salt.
Salt was the first British woman in the Diplomatic Service to become Counsellor, Minister and Ambassador-Designate. She was appointed Ambassador to Israel in 1962, the first such post to go to a woman. Due to a serious illness, which resulted in the amputation of both of her legs, she was unable to take up the post.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1946, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1959, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1963.
She retired in 1973 and died at her home in London, aged 71, on 28 December 1975.
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Who was Barbara Salt?
British diplomat (1904-1975)
When was Barbara Salt born?
Barbara Salt was born on 30 September 1904 in Oroville.
When did Barbara Salt die?
Barbara Salt died on 28 December 1975 in London.
What was Barbara Salt's occupation?
Barbara Salt was a diplomat.
What nationality was Barbara Salt?
Barbara Salt was British.
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