Strategic and International Studies; Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe; and the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Barbara Mae Watson died at of pneumonia at George Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C. on February 18, 1983, aged 64 years. Her papers and photographs are in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, at the New York Public Library. In 1994, the Consular Officer of the Year Award was renamed the Barbara M. Watson Award for Consular Excellence, in her memory. References External links United States Ambassador to Malaysia Nomination of Barbara M. Watson, July 10, 1980 "Women in Government: A Slim Past, But a Strong Future". Ebony: 89-92, 96-98. August 1977 "Barbara M. Watson and her Ardent Admirers" OntheRescueFront (March 23, 2018). A blogpost about Watson's relationship with HIAS, with several photographs. 1918 births 1983 deaths United States Assistant Secretaries of State Barnard College alumni New York Law School alumni Ambassadors of the United States to Malaysia Delta Sigma Theta members African-American diplomats American women ambassadors 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century American people