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Biden names ex-diplomat Burns for CIA chief

Burns, a former deputy US secretary of state who served 33 years as a US diplomat.

Published January 11, 2021 Updated January 11, 2021 05:33pm

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WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden will nominate longtime former career diplomat William Burns to lead the CIA, his transition team said in a statement on Monday.

Burns, a former deputy US secretary of state who served 33 years as a US diplomat, is currently the president of the international affairs think tank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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