- Arthur A. Hartman
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name=Arthur A. Hartman
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ambassador_from=United States
country=France
term_start=1977
term_end=1981
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ambassador_from2=United States
country2=the Soviet Union
term_start2=1981
term_end2=1987
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predecessor2=Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
successor2=Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
birth_date=12 March ,1926
birth_place=New York City, NY
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footnotes=Arthur Adair Hartman (born
March 12 ,1926 ,New York City ) is a retired American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to France underJimmy Carter and Ambassador to the Soviet Union underRonald Reagan .Hartman served in the
United States Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1946. He graduated fromHarvard University in 1947 and attendedHarvard Law School from 1947 to 1948 when he joined the State Department. Among his many postings over the years were positions inParis ,Saigon ,London , and inBrussels as deputy chief of the U.S. Mission to theEuropean Union . In 1974, Hartman was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. From 1977 until 1981 he was the Ambassador toFrance , and from 1981 until 1987 Ambassador to theSoviet Union .Hartman is a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations , theAmerican Academy of Diplomacy , the French American Foundation, and is on the Advisory Council of theBrookings Institution . He has also been awarded the FrenchLégion d'honneur . In 2004, he was one of the 26 founders ofDiplomats and Military Commanders for Change .External links
* [http://www.frenchamerican.org/cgi-bin/boardmembers.cgi?f=ShowDetail&id=42 French American Foundation biography]
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