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William J. Burns (diplomat) William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) [2] is an American diplomat who has served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Biden administration since March 19, 2021. [3] He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state from 2011 to 2014; in 2009 he served as acting secretary of state for ...
William J. Burns is the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since March 2021, and the first career diplomat to hold the position. He has served six Presidents and Administrations of both parties in diplomacy and intelligence for nearly four decades.
Jul 21, 2023 · By Michael D. Shear. July 21, 2023. President Biden on Friday elevated William J. Burns, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to become a member of his cabinet, citing the agency’s ...
William John Burns (October 19, 1861 – April 14, 1932) was an American private investigator and law enforcement official. He was known as "America's Sherlock Holmes" and earned fame for having conducted private investigations into a number of notable incidents, such as clearing Leo Frank of the 1913 murder of Mary Phagan, and for investigating the deadly 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing ...
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May 9, 2023 · Published May 9, 2023 Updated May 10, 2023. To mark the 20th anniversary of the American-led invasion of Iraq, the C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, stood in the lobby of the agency’s ...
Mar 18, 2021 · William J. Burns, a veteran diplomat, has vowed to rebuild morale at the C.I.A. after it deteriorated during the Trump administration and to intensify its spying on China.
Jul 21, 2023 · President Joe Biden elevated CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet on Friday, a symbolic move that underscores his influence and his work in U.S. support for Ukraine. Burns has been a central figure in the Biden administration, particularly in the White House strategy to declassify intelligence findings that Russia was intending to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
