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RSS FeedsBiden picks diplomat Burns to lead the CIA
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11 january 2021 21:36:17

 
Biden picks diplomat Burns to lead the CIA
(WorldNews Entertainment)
 


By Matthew Lee | Associated Press WASHINGTON — William Burns, a well-known figure in diplomatic circles around the world, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the CIA, a selection likely to be embraced by the rank and file at the nation’s premier spy agency. A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents. He rose through the ranks of the diplomatic corps to become deputy secretary of state before retiring in 2014 to run the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace. If confirmed, he would succeed Gina Haspel, the first female CIA director, who guided the agency under...


 
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