# Bryan Cartledge

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Sir Bryan Cartledge KCMG British Ambassador to the USSR In office 1985–1988 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Iain Sutherland Succeeded by Rodric Braithwaite British Ambassador to Hungary In office 1980–1983 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Sir Richard Parsons Succeeded by Peter Unwin Personal details Born (1931-06-10) 10 June 1931 (age 95)

**Sir Bryan Cartledge** [KCMG](/source/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George) (born 10 June 1931),[1] is a former British [diplomat](/source/Diplomat) and academic.

After studying at [Hurstpierpoint College](/source/Hurstpierpoint_College) and [St John's College, Cambridge](/source/St_John's_College%2C_Cambridge), he took research posts at [St Antony's College, Oxford](/source/St_Antony's_College%2C_Oxford) and the [Hoover Institute](/source/Hoover_Institute) at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University). He was inspired to become a diplomat after being invited to assist the former British prime minister and foreign secretary Sir [Anthony Eden](/source/Anthony_Eden) with his memoirs.

In the British Diplomatic Service, Cartledge served in [Sweden](/source/Sweden), the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) and [Iran](/source/Iran) before being appointed, in 1977, to be Private Secretary (Overseas Affairs) to the British prime minister; he served both [James Callaghan](/source/James_Callaghan) and [Margaret Thatcher](/source/Margaret_Thatcher) in that capacity before taking up his first ambassadorial appointment as British ambassador to [Hungary](/source/Hungary) in 1980. He then headed the Defence and Overseas Secretariat of the [Cabinet Office](/source/Cabinet_Office), as deputy secretary of the British Cabinet, before returning to Moscow as ambassador, where he had regular dealings with [Mikhail Gorbachev](/source/Mikhail_Gorbachev) and [Eduard Shevardnadze](/source/Eduard_Shevardnadze).

Cartledge left the Diplomatic Service in 1988 on his election to be Principal of [Linacre College, Oxford](/source/Linacre_College%2C_Oxford). In Oxford, he has edited six books on environmental issues. He holds diplomas in the [Hungarian language](/source/Hungarian_language) from the [University of Westminster](/source/University_of_Westminster) (UK) and [University of Debrecen](/source/University_of_Debrecen) (Hungary). His history of Hungary, *The Will to Survive*, fulfills an aspiration which grew out of his deep interest in the country where he served three years as ambassador. He subsequently wrote *[Károlyi](/source/Mih%C3%A1ly_K%C3%A1rolyi) & [Bethlen](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Bethlen): Hungary - [The Peace Conferences of 1919–23](/source/Paris_Peace_Conference%2C_1919) and their Aftermath* for the "Makers of the Modern World" series by [Haus Publishing](/source/Haus_Publishing).

Academic offices Preceded by John Bamborough Principal of Linacre College, Oxford 1988–1996 Succeeded by Paul Slack

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Birth_1-0)** ["Birthday's today"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130609232741/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-6-10.html). The Telegraph. 10 June 2013. Archived from [the original](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-6-10.html) on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014. Sir Bryan Cartledge, Principal of Linacre College, Oxford, 1988–96, 82

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- [Bryan Cartledge](http://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/authors/bryan-cartledge) - biography on literary agency site

[\[1\]](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yzrk) - appearances on BBC’s Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

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