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词条 Peter Unwin
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  1. Military service

  2. Career

     Diplomatic career 

  3. Works

  4. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}Peter William Unwin {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (born 20 May 1932) is a British writer and retired diplomat. He was Ambassador to Hungary from 1983 to 1986 and Ambassador to Denmark from 1986 to 1988.[1][2] 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.[3]

Military service

On 5 February 1955, as part of National Service, Unwin was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps, British Army, as a second lieutenant.[4] On 25 September 1956, he was transferred to the Army Emergency Reserve of Officers.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant on 18 November 1956.[6]

Career

Diplomatic career

On 2 September 1956, Unwin joined the Foreign Service as an Officer in Branch A.[7]

Works

  • {{cite book|last1=Unwin|first1=Peter|title=Voice in the Wilderness: Imre Nagy and the Hungarian Revolution|date=1991|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=0-356-20316-6}}[1]
  • {{cite book|last1=Unwin|first1=Peter|title=Baltic Approaches|date=1996|publisher=Michael Russell Publishing|location=Wilby|isbn=9780859552288}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Unwin|first1=Peter|title=Hearts, minds & interests: Britain's place in the world|date=1998|publisher=Profile Books|location=London|isbn=9781861970787}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Unwin|first1=Peter|title=Where East met West: a Central European journey|date=2000|publisher=Michael Russell Publishing|location=Norwich|isbn=9780859552615}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Unwin|first1=Peter|title=The narrow sea: barrier, bridge and gateway to the world - the history of the English Channel|date=2003|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=9780747244363}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Unwin|first1=Peter|title=1956: power defied|date=2006|publisher=Michael Russell Publishing|location=Norwich|isbn=9780859552967}}
  • {{cite book|editor1-last=Unwin|editor1-first=Peter|title=Newcomers' lives: the story of immigrants as told in obituaries from The Times|date=2013|publisher=Bloomsbury|isbn=9781408186220}}

References

1. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/media/uploads/files/Unwin.pdf | title=Interview: UNWIN, Peter William | publisher=Churchill Archives Centre | work=British Diplomatic Oral History Programme (BDOHP) | date= 2005 | accessdate=April 9, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U38374 |title=UNWIN, Peter William |work=Who's Who 2013 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2013 |accessdate=3 January 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Peter Unwin|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/peter-unwin|website=Bloomsbury Publishing|accessdate=6 July 2014}}
4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=40430 |date=11 March 1955 |page=1545 |supp=y }}
5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=40901 |date=16 October 1956 |page=5842 |supp=y }}
6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=40928 |date=16 November 1956 |page=6567 |supp=y }}
7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=42001 |date=5 April 1960 |page=2467 }}
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