The United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues is responsible for developing and implementing

UK Government His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

policy with respect to encouraging the restitution of

Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

-era assets, including art and immovable property; ensuring the accessibility and preservation of the Bad Arolsen archival record of the

Nazi era Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictat ...

and its aftermath, and promoting Holocaust education, remembrance and research.

Robert Andrew Burns Sir Robert Andrew Burns (born 21 July 1943) is a British former diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Early life Burns was born on 21 July 1943 and educated at Highgate School.

served as the first envoy from 2010 to 2015. He was succeeded by

Eric Pickles Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles, (born 20 April 1952) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar from 1992 United ...

, who was appointed in 2015.

List of special envoys

References

Government of the United Kingdom {{UK-gov-stub