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Barbara Barrett

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Barbara McConnell Barrett (born December 26, 1950) is an American businesswoman, attorney and diplomat who served as the United States secretary of the Air Force from 2019 to 2021. She is also an instrument-rated pilot, and cattle and bison rancher. As the 25th secretary of the Air Force, Barrett led the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, comprising the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Barrett is former chair of the Aerospace Corporation and a member on the boards of California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, RAND Corporation, Smithsonian Institution, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, and Lasker Foundation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Barbara Barrett is the 89th most popular diplomat (down from 87th in 2024), the 14,268th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,356th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Barbara Barrett ranks 89 out of 90. Before her are Michael McFaul, Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Mao Ning, Ibrahim Gambari, Janez Lenarčič, and Zhao Lijian. After her are Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, Luca Attanasio, Wang Wenbin, Ravesa Lleshi, José Francisco Calí Tzay, and Besiana Kadare.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Barbara Barrett ranks 711. Before her are Carl J. Meade, Gábor Csapó, John Sayles, Leonard Maltin, David Frawley, and Marina Stepanova. After her are Pamela Franklin, Mary Pat Gleason, Gary Larson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Todd McCarthy, and Danny McGrain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Barrett ranks 14,272 out of 20,380. Before her are Matt Lanter (1983), Walter Payton (1954), Devendra Banhart (1981), Eleonora Sears (1881), Tom Tully (1908), and Montel Vontavious Porter (1973). After her are Colin Brittain (1986), Alice White (1904), Bob Knight (1940), Jerry Paris (1925), Chelsea Peretti (1978), and Richard A. Knaak (1961).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, Barbara Barrett ranks 22. Before her are Edward M. House (1858), Thomas A. Shannon Jr. (1958), Wendy Sherman (1949), Adolph Dubs (1920), Sumner Welles (1892), and Michael McFaul (1963). After her are Bridget Brink (1969).

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