William Joseph Burns - People - Department History
William Joseph Burns (1956–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Maryland
States of Residence: Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Maryland
- Executive Secretary
Appointed: January 16, 1996
Termination of Appointment: February 27, 1998 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Jordan)
Appointed: June 29, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: August 9, 1998
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge June 7, 2001 - Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: May 31, 2001
Entry on Duty: June 4, 2001
Termination of Appointment: March 2, 2005 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: August 2, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 2005
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 12, 2008 - Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: May 13, 2008
Entry on Duty: May 13, 2008
Termination of Appointment: July 28, 2011 - Career Ambassador
Appointed: June 6, 2008 - Deputy Secretary of State
Appointed: July 28, 2011
Entry on Duty: July 28, 2011
Termination of Appointment: November 3, 2014