Arthur A. Hartman

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Arthur A. Hartman
Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
Personal details
Born
Arthur Adair Hartman

(1926-03-12)March 12, 1926
Washington D.C.
ProfessionDiplomat

Arthur Adair Hartman (March 12, 1926 – March 16, 2015) was an American career diplomat who served as

Ambassador to the Soviet Union under Ronald Reagan
.

Career

Hartman served in the

Saigon, London and in Brussels as deputy chief of the U.S. Mission to the European Union. In 1974, Hartman was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. From 1977 until 1981 he was the Ambassador to France[2] and from 1981 until 1987 Ambassador to the Soviet Union.[3]

Hartman was a member of the

Légion d'honneur. In 2004, he was one of the 26 founders of Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change. Hartman died on March 16, 2015, in Washington, D.C., four days after his 89th birthday.[4]

References

  1. ^ "MAN IN THE NEWS; FROM OPERA TO BOLSHOI: ARTHUR A HARTMAN". The New York Times. August 22, 1981. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  2. ^ "Corrections". The New York Times. August 18, 1981. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  3. ^ Stephen Engleberg (March 31, 1987). "Departing U.S. Envoy Criticizes Use of Young Marine Guards in Moscow". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  4. ^ 'Arthur A. Hartman, U.S. ambassador to Soviet Union, Dies at 89,' New York Times, Sam Roberts, March 18, 2015

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Government offices
Preceded by
Walter John Stoessel, Jr.
Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs

January 8, 1974 – June 8, 1977
Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to France

1977-1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union

1981–1987
Succeeded by
Jack F. Matlock, Jr.