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William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) is an American diplomat who has served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Biden administration since March 19, 2021. He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state from 2011 to 2014; in 2009 he served as acting secretary of state for a day, prior to the confirmation of ...
William John Burns (October 19, 1861 – April 14, 1932) was an American private investigator and law enforcement official.
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Jul 22, 2021 · William Burns gives his first sit-down interview since assuming the post as CIA head. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks him about his priorities as well as the origins of Havana Syndrome and...
CIA Director William J. Burns. Bill Burns was sworn in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in March 2021, making him the first career diplomat to serve as Director. He was promoted to Cabinet rank by President Biden in June 2023.
May 9, 2023 · William J. Burns has for decades been a major actor on the American foreign policy stage. Now he has amassed influence beyond most if not all previous C.I.A. directors. Credit...
Jan 11, 2021 · Published 3:34 AM PDT, January 11, 2021. WASHINGTON (AP) — William Burns, a well-known figure in diplomatic circles around the world, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the CIA, a selection likely to be embraced by the rank and file at the nation’s premier spy agency.
Apr 14, 2021 · 14 April 2021. Today in Security. On 14 April 1932, William John Burns, known as “ America’s Sherlock Holmes ” passed away in Sarasota, Florida. Like his predecessor Allan Pinkerton and his successor at the U.S. Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover, Burns was a master of self-promotion.
