As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...

No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, ...

The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for ...

And is probably still at it. As newly released classified documents confirm activists’ long-held suspicions, the disclosures ...

Burns detailed the "hellish" conditions that the hostages are facing in Gaza on NPR's 'All Things Considered.' ...

Ambassador William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss American diplomacy, international cooperation, and Burns’s ...

In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the ...

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 ...

William Burns is director of the CIA. He is a veteran diplomat who served as deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration. Prior to his role at the CIA, he previously served as ...

In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns about Russia, a potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and the resurgence of ...