honorific_prefix death_date death_place birth_place honorific_suffix birth_date article_title name occupation
dame 28 december 1975 london , england oroville , california , us dbe 30 september 1904 barbara salt
 barbara salt diplomat
barbara salt

dame barbara salt dbe -lrb- 30 september 1904 -- 28 december 1975 -rrb- 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 .
she grew up in oxford and seaford , sussex and was educated at universities in munich and cologne .
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 spent time in morocco , the former ussr , and switzerland in official capacities .
she was appointed member of the order of the british empire -lrb- mbe -rrb- in 1946 , commander of the order of the british empire -lrb- cbe -rrb- in 1959 , and dame commander of the order of the british empire -lrb- dbe -rrb- in 1963 .
she retired in 1973 and died at her home in london , aged 71 , on 28 december 1975 .
