The director, William J. Burns, who served as American ambassador to Russia and is the member of the administration who has dealt most often with Mr. Putin, said the potential detonation of such a ...

William J. Burns said that counterattacks in the south and northeast showed that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had underestimated Ukraine’s capacity for combat.

The Russia-Ukraine war has dealt multiple setbacks to Vladimir Putin, the director of the CIA says. William J. Burns said in an op-ed that the war had "proved foolish and illusory" for Putin.

CIA Director William J. Burns warned Russian intelligence officials that they would face "consequences" if they are behind the rash of unexplained health incidents known as "Havana syndrome ...

Plus William J. Burns on Putin and Russia, how AI will rewire us, the ‘Female Byron,’ James Fallows vs. leaf blowers, why America needs ‘Ellen,’ psychiatry’s hubris, and more.

The Russia-Ukraine war has dealt multiple setbacks to Vladimir Putin, the director of the CIA says. William J. Burns said in an op-ed that the war had "proved foolish and illusory" for Putin.

(The William J. Burns Auditorium is Room 1927 in the department’s Harry S. Truman Building.) Burns also is often the one in a meeting who puts people at ease with a wry quip.

CIA director calls killings in Bucha ‘crimes’ William J. Burns, in his first public speech as CIA director, aimed several remarks at Vladimir Putin personally.

ASPEN, Colo. — President Biden has asked CIA Director William J. Burns to become a member of his Cabinet, reflecting the central role the veteran diplomat has taken carrying out the ...

CIA Director William J. Burns reportedly issued a stern message to Russia’s intelligence officials during a trip to Moscow this month, saying they will face “consequences” if they are found ...

WILLIAM J. BURNS is Director of the CIA. Before that appointment, he was President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Burns served for more than three decades in the U.S. State ...