On February 11th, 2003, Barbara was awarded the Lotus Club Medal of Merit in New York City for her distinguished achievements. On January 13 of 2003, Barbara gave a series of speeches for the Literary Society in Palm Beach Florida. The event took place over a five day period. On October 11th and 12th of 2002, Barbara was in Washington, DC, to attend the book festival for the Library of Congress. Click here to read the Letter of Invitiation To Barbara from First Lady Laura Bush. On September 24th, 2002 Barbara attended the Top Dog Gala in New York City where she was a guest of honor. On April 15th - 18th, 2002, Barbara appeared at Northwood University - Women's Division in both Houston and Dallas, Texas, where she was honored and spoke to the students. On Wednesday March 13, Barbara was the guest of honor at a dinner held at Marymount College in New York City. On March 11th, Barbara attended the Achievement in the Arts dinner at the NY Players Club in honor of Marvin Hamlisch. On Wednesday February 27th, Barbara was in attendance at the Book & Author Breakfast with Just Books of Greenwich, Connecticut, where she spoke and signed copies of Three Weeks in Paris. On Friday February 22nd, Barbara was a guest on WCCO-FM in Minneapolis, MN for the Good Morning Show with Dave Lee. On Friday February 22nd, Barbara appeared on CNNfn for a live televised interview with Susan Lisovicz. This program was seen nationally across North America. On Thursday February 21st, Barbara conducted a national TV satellite tour from New York to discuss the release of Three Weeks In Paris. On November 16, 2001, Barbara was on hand to receive an award for "Distinguished Women" from Northwood University in Phoenix, Arizona. This prestigious award is granted each year to 'women of exceptional leadership and achievement in the fields of business, the arts, public service, education, the media volunteerism and philanthropy.' Past recipients of the award include Elizabeth Dole and Denise Ilitch. On October 10th, 2001, Barbara was in Washington DC where she attended the Board of Directors Dinner for the Library of Congress. Barbara was a panelist at the New York Public Library's 20th Anniversary Literary Luncheon, which was held in the Library's Celeste Bartos Forum on Tuesday, April 24th, 2001. Anchor Paula Zahn moderated the discussion on "The New, New Money: A Cultural Transformation." Playwright and author Wendy Wasserstein and authors Ron Chernow and James Stewart also joined Barbara on the panel. Barbara also appeared at a literary luncheon for the Junior League of Elizabeth- Plainfield, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 26th. Barbara spoke about her literary career and signed copies of her new novel, The Triumph of Katie Byrne. In November of 2001, Barbara became the first living female novelist to be honored on postage stamps when the Caribbean nations of Grenada and St. Vincent paid homage to her with two different postage stamp sheets. The stamps were introduced at two separate gala events in New York and in London. The New York event was held at LeCirque 2000 and was attended by dozens of celebrities and more than two hundred of the Bradford's close friends and associates. Also on hand were the Ambassadors of the issuing governments. The London event was held at the elegant Dorchester Hotel with Royalty and dignitaries on hand.