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Robert Nicholas Burns (born January 28, 1956) is an American diplomat and international relations scholar who has been serving as the United States ambassador to China since 2022. [1] Burns has had a 25-year career in the State Department and has served as under secretary of state for political affairs.
Nicholas Burns is Ambassador of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Nominated by President Biden, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021.
May 2, 2023 · CNN — US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Tuesday the United States is “ready to talk” to China, and expressed hope that Beijing would “meet us halfway on this.” Burns, however,...
Jun 25, 2021 · Ambassador (ret.) Nicholas Burns, a respected former career diplomat, currently serves as Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Dec 15, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-China relationship will be defined by strategic competition in the coming decades but must involve engagement when the interests of the two countries align, the U.S. ambassador to China said Friday, one month after President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Jun 21, 2023 · NPR's Juana Summers speaks with U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about next steps in the U.S.-China relationship following Secretary of State Antony Blinken's talk with President Xi...
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While serving at the Department of State as a career Foreign Service Officer, he was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2005-2008) when he led numerous negotiations, including on the...
