Dame Barbara Salt, DBE (30 September 1904 – 28 December 1975) was a British diplomat.

[1] She grew up in Oxford and Seaford, Sussex and was educated at universities in Munich and Cologne.

[1][2] Salt was the first British woman in the Diplomatic Service to become Counsellor, Minister and Ambassador-Designate.

[3] Due to a serious illness, which resulted in the amputation of both of her legs, she was unable to take up the post.

[2] She spent time in Morocco, the former USSR, and Switzerland in official capacities.