Sir Andrew Burns

Biography

Sir Andrew is a former UK Ambassador to Israel, and was UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues from June 2010 to September 2015.

Sir Andrew’s career includes the following positions:

• British Ambassador to Israel, 1992 to 1995
• Deputy Under Secretary of State responsible for the Government’s bilateral and trade relations outside Europe, 1995 to 1997
• British Consul-General to the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, 1997 to 2000
• British High Commissioner to Canada, 2000 to 2003
• UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues 2010 to 2015