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, ...
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...
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 ...
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Zelensky Meets CIA Director William Burns in Ukraine
(Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he had met the US CIA director William Burns in Ukraine, a rare public disclosure of a meeting between the pair amid Russia’s ...
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War in Ukraine increases risk of US conflict with "nuclear power", future CIA chief says
John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), believes that Russia's war against ...
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CIA boss' secret visit to Ukraine
On December 21, CIA chief William Burns met with intelligence officials in Ukraine, as well as with President ... to nominate a loyalist from his camp, John Ratcliffe to head the CIA.
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Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
In an exit interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks "there's a chance" for a ...
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William J. Burns, Jr.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William J. Burns, Jr., 87, of Batavia. Bill passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, surrounded by his family at The Friendly ...