William J. Burns (diplomat) - Wikipedia
William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) [2] is an American diplomat and served as the 8th director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Biden administration from March 19, 2021 to January 20, 2025. [3]
Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
Jan 10, 2025 · CIA Director William J. Burns in his office in Langley, Va. Ian Morton/NPR In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns about ...
William Burns, a C.I.A. Spymaster With Unusual Powers
May 9, 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 headquarters in Langley, Va., and sought to...
William Joseph Burns - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) is an American politician. Burns was the 8th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 19, 2021 until January 20, 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. He was President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. [1]
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
Jan 18, 2025 · As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life. By Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger Julian Barnes ...
Bill Burns: Spycraft and Statecraft - Foreign Affairs
Jan 30, 2024 · William J. Burns is Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. For as long as countries have kept secrets from one another, they have tried to steal them from one another. Espionage has been and will remain an integral part of statecraft, even as its techniques continually evolve.
The Diplomatic Spy - The Atlantic
Jan 17, 2025 · William J. Burns: The blob meets the heartland Burns has brought an unusual synthesis of diplomacy and spycraft to the role of CIA chief. You can tell the story of sequential crises that beset the ...
Statement By CIA Director William J. Burns on Invitation to Join ...
For Immediate Release: July 21, 2023. Statement By CIA Director William J. Burns on Invitation to Join Cabinet. “The President’s announcement today recognizes the essential contributions to national security the Central Intelligence Agency makes every day, and reflects his confidence in …
Jul 1, 2023 · Today, as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, I’m afraid to say that I’ve now lived and served long enough to face another plastic moment –in a world that is far more crowded, complicated and contested than the one I experienced in those heady days as a young diplomat three decades ago.
Statement by William J. Burns on Passing of President Jimmy Carter - CIA
Dec 29, 2024 · Statement by William J. Burns on Passing of President Jimmy Carter. We join our nation in mourning the loss of President Jimmy Carter. His grace, dignity, and profound commitment to improving the lives of others, both when he was in public service and as a private citizen, inspired so many here at home and around the world.