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 ...

Burns, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Career Ambassador, will receive the organization’s 2025 William Oliver Baker Award. “Bill’s leadership exemplified what it means to rise ...

In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about ... you prepare to transition out. Bill Burns: No, it's a pleasure to ...

(Ukrainian presidential press service/AFP/Getty Images) 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 agency ...