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Barbara J. Griffiths (born August 1, 1949) was the US Ambassador to Iceland from September 10, 1999^[1] to 2002.^[2]

Griffiths was born on August 1, 1949, and is a native of Verona, New Jersey, where she graduated from Verona High School.^[3] She received a B.A. degree in economics from Montclair State College in New Jersey, and an M.A. degree in economics from the University of Connecticut. She has studied French, Russian, German and Spanish, and Icelandic.

Griffiths began her career in the U.S. Foreign Service in 1977. From 1996 to 1999 she was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs at the Department of State in Washington, D.C.^[1] Prior to that she was Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassies in Seoul and Moscow. She held previous assignments in Washington, Mexico City and Ottawa.

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^ ^a ^b Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Griffiths, Barbara J." 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Barbara J. Griffiths - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "Twenty-Seven Area Residents Get Degrees at M.S.C.", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, June 10, 1971. Accessed March 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Verona residents receiving B.A. degrees were:... Miss Barbara Griffiths of 116 Grove Ave.... Miss Griffiths, a Verona High graduate, majored in economics and plans to attend graduate school.... She is the daughter of Mrs. Gloria Griffiths and the late Arthur Griffiths."

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[:0-1] Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Griffiths, Barbara J." 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Barbara J. Griffiths - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[3] "Twenty-Seven Area Residents Get Degrees at M.S.C.", Verona-Cedar Grove Times, June 10, 1971. Accessed March 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Verona residents receiving B.A. degrees were:... Miss Barbara Griffiths of 116 Grove Ave.... Miss Griffiths, a Verona High graduate, majored in economics and plans to attend graduate school.... She is the daughter of Mrs. Gloria Griffiths and the late Arthur Griffiths."

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-'''Barbara J. Griffiths''' was the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Iceland|US Ambassador to Iceland]] from September 10, 1999<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information |first=Bureau of Public Affairs |title=Griffiths, Barbara J. |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/g/6243.htm |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=2001-2009.state.gov |language=en}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> to 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara J. Griffiths - People - Department History - Office of the Historian |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/griffiths-barbara-j |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=history.state.gov}}</ref>
+'''Barbara J. Griffiths''' (born August 1, 1949) was the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Iceland|US Ambassador to Iceland]] from September 10, 1999<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information |first=Bureau of Public Affairs |title=Griffiths, Barbara J. |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/g/6243.htm |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=2001-2009.state.gov |language=en}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> to 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara J. Griffiths - People - Department History - Office of the Historian |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/griffiths-barbara-j |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=history.state.gov}}</ref>
 Griffiths was born on August 1, 1949, and is a native of [[Verona, New Jersey]], where she graduated from [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/539424718/ "Twenty-Seven Area Residents Get Degrees at M.S.C."], ''Verona-Cedar Grove Times'', June 10, 1971. Accessed March 6, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Verona residents receiving B.A. degrees were:... Miss Barbara Griffiths of 116 Grove Ave.... Miss Griffiths, a Verona High graduate, majored in economics and plans to attend graduate school.... She is the daughter of Mrs. Gloria Griffiths and the late Arthur Griffiths."</ref> She received a B.A. degree in economics from [[Montclair State College]] in New Jersey, and an M.A. degree in economics from the [[University of Connecticut]]. She has studied French, Russian, German and Spanish, and Icelandic.