Sir Andrew Burns | |
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United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues | |
In office 10 June 2010 –September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Eric Pickles |
British High Commissioner to Canada | |
In office 2000–2003 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Goodenough |
Succeeded by | David Reddaway |
British Consuls-General to Hong Kong | |
In office November 1997 –June 2000 | |
Preceded by | Francis Cornish |
Succeeded by | James Hodge |
British Ambassador to Israel | |
In office 1992–1995 | |
Preceded by | Mark Elliott |
Succeeded by | Sir David Manning |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Andrew Burns 21 July 1943 England |
Education | Highgate School |
Alma mater | Trinity College,Cambridge (MA) |
Sir Robert Andrew Burns KCMG (born 21 July 1943) is a British former diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Burns was born on 21 July 1943 and educated at Highgate School. [1] He graduated from Trinity College,Cambridge,with a Master of Arts (MA). [2]
Burns served with the Diplomatic Service between 1965 and 2003,beginning his career as an Urdu and Hindi speaker at the British High Commission in New Delhi in the 1960s. [3] Serving in New Delhi between 1967 and 1971,the later returned to London where he served as the United Kingdom's Delegate to the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe between 1975 and 1981. [2] He later became Head of South Asia Department between 1986 and 1988. [3]
He held the office of Ambassador to Israel between 1992 and 1995. [4] He was later appointed as British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau,serving between 1997 and 2000. [5] He then became British High Commissioner to Canada,serving from 2000 to 2003. [3]
In June 2005,Burns was appointed to the BBC's Board of Governors as International Governor,replacing Dame Pauline Neville-Jones. [5]
In June 2010,he was appointed the United Kingdom's first Envoy for post-Holocaust issues. [6] He held this post until September 2015. [7] He was succeeded in the role by Sir Eric Pickles. [8]
He was Chair of Council of Royal Holloway,a constituent college of the University of London. [1] He was appointed to succeed Lady Deech as the chair of the Bar Standards Board from 1 January 2015. [9]
Burns was also previously Chairman of the China Association between 2008 and 2014 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts,Manufactures &Commerce (RSA). [1]
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