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Biden picks veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director

news Biden picks veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director © 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 director. Mr Burns led the Obama administration s negotiations with Iran to reach a landmark nuclear deal in 2015. Before that he served as ambassador to Russia. He is currently the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an international think-tank. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the first career diplomat in the post. The president-elect, who takes office on 20 January, has asked Congress to confirm his national security team as close to his inauguration as possible.

Biden taps career diplomat William Burns as CIA chief

Joe Biden taps career diplomat William Burns as CIA chief

Story highlights William Burns was involved in back-channel negotiations that set the stage for the 2015 deal to limit Iran s nuclear capabilities US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced William Burns as his pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, tapping a retired veteran diplomat who helped lead secret talks with Iran. Burns spent over three decades in the US foreign service, including a stint as ambassador to Russia from 2005-2008, and high-ranking jobs in the State Department. \ Bill Burns is an exemplary diplomat with decades of experience on the world stage keeping our people and our country safe and secure, Biden said in a statement released by his transition team.

Joe Biden nominates longtime U S diplomat William Burns as CIA director

Updated: January 11, 2021 20:17 IST Burns served 33 years as a U.S. diplomat, including as U.S.ambassador to Russia and as lead negotiator in the secret talks that paved the way to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, under former Democratic President Barack Obama Share Article AAA William J. Burns during an interview with The Hindu in New Delhi on September 04, 2018.   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Burns served 33 years as a U.S. diplomat, including as U.S.ambassador to Russia and as lead negotiator in the secret talks that paved the way to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, under former Democratic President Barack Obama

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