U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...
The Secretary of Hard Problems
But in Burns—a 33-year veteran of the Foreign Service, only the second career diplomat to become deputy secretary of state, a ...
Biden and Trump jockey for credit in Israel-Hamas hostage deal
Their dealmaking cooperation represents an unusual moment in the polarized world of U.S. politics. But it did not stop both ...
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Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the ...
Israel at war: What happened on day 463?
IDF announces four soldiers killed in northern Gaza • Hamas says Netanyahu has agreed to end the war •Hostage negotiations ...
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Gaza ceasefire talks continue, but no apparent breakthrough
After more than a year of mediating ceasefire and hostage release negotiations between Hamas and Israel ... and the arrival of CIA Director William J. Burns in Qatar for what might be the final ...
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CIA chief leaves Qatar as hostage talks fail to make progress - Washington Post
No progress was made towards the completion of a hostage deal/ceasefire agreement on Thursday, and CIA Director William J. Burns ... still underway as Israel, Hamas, and American, Egyptian ...
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Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
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 ...