Robert Andrew Burns

Sir Andrew Burns
Andrew Burns in 2012
United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
In office
10 June 2010 – September 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEric Pickles
British High Commissioner to Canada
In office
2000–2003
Preceded byAnthony Goodenough
Succeeded byDavid Reddaway
British Consuls-General to Hong Kong
In office
November 1997 – June 2000
Preceded byFrancis Cornish
Succeeded byJames Hodge
British Ambassador to Israel
In office
1992–1995
Preceded byMark Elliott
Succeeded bySir David Manning
Personal details
Born
Robert Andrew Burns

(1943-07-21) 21 July 1943 (age 81)
England
EducationHighgate School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge (MA)

Sir Robert Andrew Burns KCMG (born 21 July 1943) is a British former diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.