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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. On 25 September 1956, he was transferred to the Army Emergency Reserve of Officers. He was promoted to lieutenant on 18 November 1956. On 2 September 1956, Unwin had joined the Foreign Service as an Officer in Branch A.

He was Ambassador to Hungary from 1983 to 1986 and Ambassador to Denmark from 1986 to 1988. 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.

Works

• Unwin, Peter (1991). Voice in the Wilderness: Imre Nagy and the Hungarian Revolution. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-356-20316-6.
• 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. ^ "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.

• 1932 births
• Living people
• Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Denmark
• Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary
• Commonwealth Deputy Secretaries-General
• British writers
• Intelligence Corps officers
• Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
• 20th-century British Army personnel