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Biden chooses veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director
https://wtop.com/national/2021/01/biden-chooses-veteran-diplomat-burns-as-cia-director/Snip
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday he has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director.
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.