Peter Unwin

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Peter William Unwin CMG (born 20 May 1932) is a British writer and retired diplomat.

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Career

On 5 February 1955, as part of National Service, Unwin was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps, British Army, as a second lieutenant. [1] On 25 September 1956, he was transferred to the Army Emergency Reserve of Officers. [2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 18 November 1956. [3] On 2 September 1956, Unwin had joined the Foreign Service as an Officer in Branch A. [4]

He was Ambassador to Hungary from 1983 to 1986 and Ambassador to Denmark from 1986 to 1988. [5] [6] He served as Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth from 1989 to 1993. Having retired from the Diplomatic Service, he is an author and occasional contributor to The Times . [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "No. 40430". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 March 1955. p. 1545.
  2. ↑ "No. 40901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 October 1956. p. 5842.
  3. ↑ "No. 40928". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1956. p. 6567.
  4. ↑ "No. 42001". The London Gazette . 5 April 1960. p. 2467.
  5. 1 2 "Interview: UNWIN, Peter William" (PDF). British Diplomatic Oral History Programme (BDOHP). Churchill Archives Centre. 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "UNWIN, Peter William". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Peter Unwin". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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