Sir Robert Andrew Burns (born 21 July 1943) is a former diplomat in the British
Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Early life
Sir Andrew was born on 21 July 1943 and educated at
Highgate School.
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'' He graduated from
Trinity College, Cambridge
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with a
Master of Arts (MA).
Diplomatic career
Sir Andrew served with the
Diplomatic Service
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between 1965 and 2003, beginning his career as an
Urdu
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speaker at the
British High Commission in New Delhi in the 1960s.
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.
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Europa Publications, 2003, page 249 He later became Head of South Asia Department between 1986 and 1988.
He held the office of
Ambassador to Israel between 1992 and 1995. He was later appointed as
British Consul-General to Hong Kong and
Macau
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, serving between 1997 and 2000.
He then became
British High Commissioner to Canada
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As fellow members ...
, serving from 2000 to 2003.
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Diplomatic Society, Royal Holloway, University of London, 17 March 2013
Subsequent career
In June 2005 Sir Andrew was appointed to the
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