The Secretary of Hard Problems
But in Burns—a 33-year veteran of the Foreign Service, only the second career diplomat to become deputy secretary of state, a ...
How ‘Mild Bill’ Burns led a covert CIA campaign in Ukraine
No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, ...
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CIA Dir. Bill Burns on China, the Trump transition, and what's next for him
KELLY: That would be Bill Burns. Elsewhere on the show today ... First, another pressing priority... China and the recent cyberattack by China into U.S. phone companies - the Salt Typhoon attack ...
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U.S. Ambassador Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
With less than two weeks remaining before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, Mr. Burns is raising the administration’s concerns about Russia, as well as China’s alignment with Iran ...
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Burns says China should talk to Lai
Outgoing US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said the Chinese government is making a mistake in being so belligerent and intimidating toward Taiwan, and that he believes it would be better for the ...
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Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the ...
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Outgoing Ambassador Nicholas Burns analyzes future of U.S.-China relations
For four years, the Biden Administration has said there is only one country that has both the intention and capacity to reshape the international order in its favor. That country is China. Nick ...