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.