Read more about Joe Biden nominates veteran diplomat William Burns as CIA director on Business Standard. US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced William J Burns as his nominee for Director of the CIA.A career diplomat, who served in the US Foreign Service for 33 years and also served in a number of national security positions across five
US President-elect on Monday announced William J Burns as his nominee for Director of the CIA. A career diplomat, who served in the US Foreign Service for 33 years and also served in a number of national security positions across five Democratic and Republican presidential administrations, is currently president of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, the oldest affairs think tank in the United States. 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. Burns is a consummate professional full of integrity who will bring the facts and independence that our national security demands, the transition said. Whether its cyber attacks emanating from Moscow, the challenge China poses, or the threat we face from terrorists and other non-state actors, he has the experience and skill to marshal efforts across government and around the world to ensure the CIA is positioned to protect the American people, the transition said.
