Barbara Mae Watson - People - Department History
Barbara Mae Watson (1918–1983)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs
Appointed: July 31, 1968
Entry on Duty: August 12, 1968
Termination of Appointment: December 31, 1974 - Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs
Appointed: April 7, 1977
Entry on Duty: April 13, 1977
Termination of Appointment: September 11, 1980- Originally commissioned as Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs; title changed to Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs on Aug 17, 1977.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Malaysia)
Appointed: August 20, 1980
Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1980
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 1, 1981