President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Amb. William Burns speaks at the attends 2016 Concordia Summit - Day 1 at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept.
19, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/G WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday he has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director.A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents.
He rose through the ranks of the diplomatic corps to become deputy secretary of state before retiring in 2014 to run the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace.Amid tumult in the State Department after Donald Trump took.