Barbara Larkin

Barbara Mills Larkin (born July 26, 1951 in Dubuque, Iowa) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs from 1996 to 2001.

Larkin enrolled in Clarke College in 1969 and received a B.A. in 1973. She then attended the University of Iowa College of Law, earning a J.D. in 1977. During her time in law school, Larkin spent 1974-75 as legislative aide of Rep. Mike Blouin (D—IA-2).

After law school, Larkin joined the Raleigh, North Carolina, law firm of Sanford, Adams, McCullough, and Beard. In 1986, she became chief counsel and foreign policy adviser of Sen. Terry Sanford (D—NC). Sanford was a member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Larkin also worked on the professional staff of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs. She became legislative director and counsel to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D—CA).

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