The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed veteran diplomat Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China, filling a position vacant for more than a year. President Joe Biden nominated Burns for the post in August. Burns, 65, is an international relations professor at Harvard University's Kenne...
Lin Jian, the ministry's new spokesman, made the remarks in response to recent comments on bilateral ties made by US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. The relationship between the US and China remains highly competitive, and the two sides will very likely be "systemic rivals" well into the...
U.S. President Joe Biden intends to nominate Nicholas Burns, a retired career diplomat and longtime trusted foreign policy hand, to serve as the new U.S. ambassador to China, the White House said in an announcement Friday. The nomination, which has been expected since e...
said: "If you're looking for a bipartisan person to put in a position, this is your guy. We've got a lot of issues that exist between us and China and, certainly, Ambassador Burns is the one to carry our water there."
(Newly confirmed)Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (Invited)Chinese Foreign Policy Expert 1:20 – 2:00 pm:How MNCs are Navigating Regulatory and Geopolitical Uncertainty in a Multi-stakeho...
Burns, 64, a former career diplomat during both Democratic and Republican administrations, is expected to easily win confirmation to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Burns has already been confirmed by the Senate five times for his stints as ambassador to Jordan and Russia and three...
Israel's ambassador to France Aliza Bin Noun called the fire a "shameful provocation" on her Twitter account. "It proves the importance of continuing the fight against anti-Semitism," she said. French police are investigating the case.