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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 ...
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. Director Burns has served six Presidents and Administrations of both parties during 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 ...
May 9, 2023 · Mr. Burns, however, is the first C.I.A. director to have previously been a career diplomat (for 32 years), and is on a first-name basis with numerous foreign leaders. He speaks Russian, French and ...
Jan 11, 2021 · By Julian E. Barnes and Pranshu Verma. President-elect Joseph R. Biden has selected William J. Burns, a career State Department official who led the U.S. delegation in secret talks with Iran, to ...
Jan 11, 2021 · Getty Images. William Burns, seen here in 2014, had a 33-year career as a diplomat. US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen William Burns, who served for three decades as a diplomat, to be his CIA ...
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 COVID-19.
