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Burns was born at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), North Carolina, in 1956. [11] He is the son of Peggy Cassady and William F. Burns, who was a United States Army major general, a deputy assistant secretary of state for arms control, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in 1988–1989 in the Ronald Reagan administration, in ...
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference William Burns: April 4, 1956 (age 68) North Carolina: Acting Secretary of State (2009) Deputy Secretary of State (2011–2014) Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2008–2011) [73] [5]
President Joe Biden elevated CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet on Friday, a symbolic move that underscores the intelligence chief's influence and his work in U.S. support for Ukraine. In a ...
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: William J. Burns [93] March 19, 2021 (Confirmed March 18, 2021 by voice vote) [V 10] [94] — — Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: David S. Cohen: January 20, 2021 — — General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency: Kate Heinzelman: July 14, 2022 (Confirmed July 14, 2022 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he had asked CIA Director William Burns to become a member of his cabinet, elevating one of his closest advisers on national security ...
President Joe Biden is elevating CIA Director Bill Burns to his Cabinet, a symbolic measure that nonetheless represents the major role he has played in national security amid Russia’s invasion ...
William J. Burns (2016, 2022 [122]), [16] Former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2014–2021, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2021– Kurt M. Campbell (2022 [ 122 ] ), National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific 2021–24, later Deputy Secretary of State 2024–
The Senate confirmed William Burns on Thursday as the next CIA director. The longtime diplomat, who spent three decades in the Foreign Service, was confirmed by unanimous consent. Burns is known ...