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Jan 22, 2021 · Here are five things you need to know about William Burns: 1. Burns wasn’t Biden’s first or even his second choice. Biden hadn’t initially targeted Burns to head the CIA: His first choice ...
Mar 18, 2021 · William Burns speaks during his confirmation hearing to be director of the CIA before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
Ambassador William J. Burns. Ambassador Burns is the current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and immediate past president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States. Ambassador Burns retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2014 after a thirty-three-year ...
Feb 23, 2021 · William J. Burns, a career foreign-service officer and self-described back-channel practitioner, would lead an agency facing new challenges.
Jun 30, 2023 · June 30, 2023 at 7:23 p.m. EDT. CIA Director William J. Burns speaks with lawmakers during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in March. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) During a secret visit to ...
Feb 16, 2022 · William Burns testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 24, 2021. Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images By Philip Elliott
Mar 18, 2021 · The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Burns to be President Joe Biden’s CIA director, approving his nomination with no objections after Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz lifted his hold. The Senate ...
