William Joseph Burns Politician

William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) retired from the U.S. Foreign Service on November 3, 2014, after a distinguished 33-year diplomatic career. He holds the highest rank in the Foreign Service, Career Ambassador, and is only the second serving diplomat in history to become Deputy Secretary.

Personal facts

William Joseph Burns
Birth dateApril 04, 1956
Birth place
North Carolina , Fort Bragg , United States
Education
La Salle University
St John's College Oxford

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Office holder

office
United States Deputy Secretary of State
United States Ambassador to Jordan
United States Ambassador to Russia
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs
president
successor
David Welch
Edward Gnehm
John Beyrle

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External resources

  1. http://moscow.usembassy.gov/embassy/embassy.php?record_id=ambassador
  2. http://www.amazon.com/Economic-American-Policy-Toward-1955-1981/dp/0873958691
  3. http://www.mei.edu/search/node/Lifetime%20Achievement%20Award
  4. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/04/224720.htm
  5. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/11/statement-president-obama-retirement-deputy-secretary-state-william-j-bu