William Joseph Burns

Quick Facts

Full Name	William Joseph Burns
Occupation	Diplomat
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1956(1956-04-04)
Age	68
Country	United States
Birth City	Fort Bragg
Horoscope	Aries

William Joseph Burns Biography

William Joseph Burns is one of the most popular and richest Diplomat who was born on April 4, 1956 in Fort Bragg, United States. William Joseph Burns (born April 11 1956) is the President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and was the former United States Deputy Secretary of State (2011-2014). He quit the U.S. Foreign Service in 2014 after a 30-year diplomatic career. Burns was previously ambassador of his country of the United States to Jordan from 1998 until 2001 as Assistant Secretary of State in charge of Near East Affairs from 2001 until 2005 as well as ambassador from the United States to the Russian Federation from 2005 to 2008, and then Under Secretary of State in the area of Political Affairs, from 2007 until 2011 among other high-level posts in Washington and around the world. He is the highest-ranking official of the Foreign Service, career ambassador and is the second diplomat in the career in the history of diplomatic service to be a the Deputy Secretary of State.

Burns along alongside George Tenet was instrumental in pushing through the brief Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire agreement in June 2001. He was a key player in the demise of Libya’s illicit arms program as well as the secret bilateral channel with Iranians which led to an historic interim accord with Iran with the P5+1. He also played a key role in efforts to rebuild relations with Russia at the beginning of the Obama Administration and in the expansion of the strategic relationship with India.

Burns holds four honorary doctoral degrees and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also an honorary Fellow, St. John’s College, Oxford (from 2012).

On April 11, the State Department announced Burns would step down as Deputy Secretary of State in October 2014, after he twice delayed his retirement first at the request of Secretary John Kerry and then at the request of President Obama.

Since 1994, Burns made TIME’s lists for “50 Most Promising American Leaders Under Age 40” and “100 Most Promising Global Leaders Under Age 40”. He was awarded the Foreign Policy’s “Diplomat of the Year” in 2013. He was awarded the The Anti-Defamation League’s Distinguished Statesman Award (2014) The Middle East Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2014) and the Academy’s Annenberg Award for Diplomatic Excellence (2015).

William Joseph Burns Net Worth

William Joseph Burns is one of the richest Diplomat from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Joseph Burns 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ambassador Burns was appointed to into Foreign Service in 1982 and was Vice Secretary of State from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that, he was the Under Secretary for Policy Affairs beginning in 2008 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2005 to 2008 as well as Assistant Secretary of State to Near Eastern Affairs from 2001 until 2005 as well as U.S. ambassador to Jordan from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that, he was also Executive Secretary of State Department and Special Assistant to Secretary Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright as well as Minister-Counselor of Politics of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow acting Director and principal Deputy Director of Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff; and Special Assistant to the President and the Senior Director of Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council.

The author’s Oxford thesis was released in the year 1985 as Economic Aid and American Policy Toward Egypt from 1955 to 1981.

Burns is the recipient of three Presidential Distinguished Service Awards and a number of Department of State awards, including three Secretary’s Distinguished Service Awards, the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award, the Charles E. Cobb, Jr. Ambassadorial Award for Initiative and Success in Trade Development (2006), the Robert C. Frasure Memorial Award (2005), and the James Clement Dunn Award (1991). He also received the Department of Defense Award for Distinguished Public Service (2014), the U.S. Intelligence Community Medallion (2014), and the Central Intelligence Agency’s Agency Seal Medal (2014).

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Facts & Trivia

William Ranked on the list of most popular Diplomat. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. William Joseph Burns celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

Why was William J Burns famous?

His reputation as an excellent detective who was honest—compared to many corrupt ones at the time —continued to grow in the private sector. In 1909, the celebrated detective organized the William J. Burns National Detective Agency. The 1910 Los Angeles Times Bombing helped make him a household name.

How much does William J Burns make?

As the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer of Cross Country Healthcares, the total compensation of William Burns at Cross Country Healthcares is $1,345,590.

When was William J Burns appointed?

Well qualified to direct the Bureau and friends with Warren Harding’s Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Burns was appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation on August 22, 1921. Under Mr. Burns, the Bureau shrank from its 1920 high of 1,127 personnel to around 600 three years later.

Who replaced William Burns 1924?

William J. Burns
President| Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Deputy| J. Edgar Hoover
Preceded by| William J. Flynn
Succeeded by| J. Edgar Hoover

Who is the current head of the CIA?

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Flag of the Central Intelligence Agency
Incumbent William J. Burns since March 19, 2021
Central Intelligence Agency
Abbreviation| D/CIA