Peter Unwin

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

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]

Works

  • Unwin, Peter (1991). Voice in the Wilderness: Imre Nagy and the Hungarian Revolution. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-356-20316-6.[5]
  • Unwin, Peter (1996). Baltic Approaches. Wilby: Michael Russell Publishing. ISBN 9780859552288.
  • Unwin, Peter (1998). Hearts, Minds & Interests: Britain's Place in the World. London: Profile Books. ISBN 9781861970787.
  • Unwin, Peter (2000). Where East Met West: A Central European Journey. Norwich: Michael Russell Publishing. ISBN 9780859552615.
  • Unwin, Peter (2003). The Narrow Sea: Barrier, Bridge and Gateway to the World. The History of the English Channel. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 9780747244363.
  • Unwin, Peter (2006). 1956: Power Defied. Norwich: Michael Russell Publishing. ISBN 9780859552967.
  • Unwin, Peter, ed. (2013). Newcomers' Lives: The Story of Immigrants As Told in Obituaries From The Times. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408186220.

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. ^ a b "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.