Category: William Burns

  • U.S. Senate confirms William Burns to be CIA director

    U.S. Senate confirms William Burns to be CIA director

    The U.S. Senate confirmed veteran diplomat William Burns on Thursday to become President Joe Biden’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director. The Senate voted by unanimous consent, without objection, to approve Burns, a former ambassador to Russia and former deputy secretary of state, to head the agency.  Burns served as ambassador in Russia and Jordan and…