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Reginald Bartholomew, a senior diplomat and ambassador who served four presidents, negotiated for nuclear disarmament with the Soviet Union and for the preservation of American military bases in Europe, and survived a bomb attack while he was ambassador to Lebanon in 1984, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 76. Reginald Bartholomew, a senior diplomat and ambassador who served four presidents, negotiated for nuclear disarmament with the Soviet Union and for the preservation of American military bases in Europe, and survived a bomb attack while he was ambassador to Lebanon in 1984, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 76.
The cause was cancer, said his wife, Rose-Anne.The cause was cancer, said his wife, Rose-Anne.
Mr. Bartholomew had already spent 15 years advising presidents and secretaries of state, and parachuting into places like Moscow and Cyprus to help extinguish diplomatic fires, when he received his first appointment as an ambassador, in 1983, to Lebanon. It was not a plush political posting. The day after he arrived that October, a Marine barracks was bombed by terrorists, killing 241 people. Mr. Bartholomew toured the scene the next day, his first full one on the job.Mr. Bartholomew had already spent 15 years advising presidents and secretaries of state, and parachuting into places like Moscow and Cyprus to help extinguish diplomatic fires, when he received his first appointment as an ambassador, in 1983, to Lebanon. It was not a plush political posting. The day after he arrived that October, a Marine barracks was bombed by terrorists, killing 241 people. Mr. Bartholomew toured the scene the next day, his first full one on the job.
The violence increased pressure for the United States to pull its troops. Mr. Bartholomew argued strongly against the idea. President Reagan delayed ordering the withdrawal until February 1984.The violence increased pressure for the United States to pull its troops. Mr. Bartholomew argued strongly against the idea. President Reagan delayed ordering the withdrawal until February 1984.
Later that year, terrorists bombed the newly constructed United States Embassy near East Beirut, which had been built to replace one bombed the year before. Nine people were killed. Mr. Bartholomew was pulled from the rubble and, though not seriously wounded, needed stitches and a cast on his arm.Later that year, terrorists bombed the newly constructed United States Embassy near East Beirut, which had been built to replace one bombed the year before. Nine people were killed. Mr. Bartholomew was pulled from the rubble and, though not seriously wounded, needed stitches and a cast on his arm.
Mr. Bartholomew remained in Lebanon for two more years and was often forced to leave for security reasons. His entourage sometimes encountered gunfire while traveling the country, with his personal security “militia,” as he and his wife called it, leaning out of car windows with automatic weapons to return fire.Mr. Bartholomew remained in Lebanon for two more years and was often forced to leave for security reasons. His entourage sometimes encountered gunfire while traveling the country, with his personal security “militia,” as he and his wife called it, leaning out of car windows with automatic weapons to return fire.
George P. Shultz, the secretary of state at the time, referred to Mr. Bartholomew as “one of the best” in the diplomatic corps.George P. Shultz, the secretary of state at the time, referred to Mr. Bartholomew as “one of the best” in the diplomatic corps.
In 1986, Mr. Bartholomew was appointed ambassador to Spain, where he led negotiations to preserve a greatly reduced military presence. He had worked on similar negotiations before and would again later, in his final post, Italy, where he served as ambassador from 1993 to 1997.In 1986, Mr. Bartholomew was appointed ambassador to Spain, where he led negotiations to preserve a greatly reduced military presence. He had worked on similar negotiations before and would again later, in his final post, Italy, where he served as ambassador from 1993 to 1997.
“It was very hard,” said Leslie H. Gelb, a former reporter at The New York Times who also worked with Mr. Bartholomew in the Defense and State Departments. “We wanted the bases, and the foreign leaders wanted to show they were tough. They didn’t want their people to think the United States owned them.”“It was very hard,” said Leslie H. Gelb, a former reporter at The New York Times who also worked with Mr. Bartholomew in the Defense and State Departments. “We wanted the bases, and the foreign leaders wanted to show they were tough. They didn’t want their people to think the United States owned them.”
He added, referring to Mr. Bartholomew: “He would be blunt, and lots of diplomats are not that blunt. He’d say, ‘I know you’ve got your political problems, but let’s figure out how to keep the bases and deal with your political problems.’ ”He added, referring to Mr. Bartholomew: “He would be blunt, and lots of diplomats are not that blunt. He’d say, ‘I know you’ve got your political problems, but let’s figure out how to keep the bases and deal with your political problems.’ ”
Reginald Bartholomew was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Portland, Me. His father, Thomas (whose original family name was di Bartolomeo), and his mother, the former Corinne di Crecchio, both immigrated from Italy.Reginald Bartholomew was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Portland, Me. His father, Thomas (whose original family name was di Bartolomeo), and his mother, the former Corinne di Crecchio, both immigrated from Italy.
Mr. Bartholomew was 20 and still a student at Dartmouth when he married Rose-Anne Dognin, who had moved to the United States from France and was a few years older. “It was a grand, grand, grand ride, 56 years, and every bit of it has been exciting,” Mrs. Bartholomew said in an interview Wednesday.Mr. Bartholomew was 20 and still a student at Dartmouth when he married Rose-Anne Dognin, who had moved to the United States from France and was a few years older. “It was a grand, grand, grand ride, 56 years, and every bit of it has been exciting,” Mrs. Bartholomew said in an interview Wednesday.
Besides his wife, Mr. Bartholomew is survived by a brother, David; a daughter, Sylvie Bartholomew; three sons, Christian, Damien and Jonathan; and seven grandchildren.Besides his wife, Mr. Bartholomew is survived by a brother, David; a daughter, Sylvie Bartholomew; three sons, Christian, Damien and Jonathan; and seven grandchildren.
Mrs. Bartholomew said her husband knew he wanted to work overseas and passed the Foreign Service exam as a sophomore in college. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1958 with bachelor’s degrees in history and political science, he went to graduate school at the University of Chicago. He received his master’s in political science, did work toward his doctorate and taught at the university, in addition to spending a year in France studying French politics.Mrs. Bartholomew said her husband knew he wanted to work overseas and passed the Foreign Service exam as a sophomore in college. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1958 with bachelor’s degrees in history and political science, he went to graduate school at the University of Chicago. He received his master’s in political science, did work toward his doctorate and taught at the university, in addition to spending a year in France studying French politics.
In 1964 he took a job teaching European government and politics at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Mr. Gelb was teaching there at the time, and they became friends.In 1964 he took a job teaching European government and politics at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Mr. Gelb was teaching there at the time, and they became friends.
Mr. Gelb left to work as a policy adviser at the Pentagon in 1967 and persuaded Mr. Bartholomew to join him the next year. Both eventually moved to and from various departments in different roles, with Mr. Bartholomew working at the National Security Council during the Carter administration and later succeeding Mr. Gelb as the director of politico-military affairs at the State Department.Mr. Gelb left to work as a policy adviser at the Pentagon in 1967 and persuaded Mr. Bartholomew to join him the next year. Both eventually moved to and from various departments in different roles, with Mr. Bartholomew working at the National Security Council during the Carter administration and later succeeding Mr. Gelb as the director of politico-military affairs at the State Department.
Mr. Bartholomew played a key role in the SALT II arms limitation talks with the Soviet Union in 1979. After his tenure in Spain, he returned to Washington to serve as the under secretary for security affairs under Secretary of State James A. Baker III.Mr. Bartholomew played a key role in the SALT II arms limitation talks with the Soviet Union in 1979. After his tenure in Spain, he returned to Washington to serve as the under secretary for security affairs under Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
Years earlier, Mr. Bartholomew was an aide to Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. One senior military official recalled Mr. Kissinger asking for Mr. Bartholomew at meetings on European policy.Years earlier, Mr. Bartholomew was an aide to Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. One senior military official recalled Mr. Kissinger asking for Mr. Bartholomew at meetings on European policy.
“I realized quickly,” the official recalled in an e-mail to Mr. Gelb, “he was an indispensable man.”“I realized quickly,” the official recalled in an e-mail to Mr. Gelb, “he was an indispensable man.”

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: August 29, 2012

A previous version of this article online misstated the date of Mr. Bartholomew’s death. It was Sunday, not Monday.