Arthur Adair Hartman (March 12, 1926 – March 16, 2015) was an American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to France under Jimmy Carter and Ambassador to the Soviet Union under Ronald Reagan.

[1] Hartman served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1946.

Rather than pursuing a degree, he took a job in the Marshall Plan administration in Europe, followed by work in the Foreign Service.

[2] Among his many postings with the State Department over the years were positions in Paris, 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.