As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...

Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.

While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, ...

CIA Director William J. Burns took a speedy tour of the Middle ... Israel and the United States have both blamed Hamas for failing to agree to a proposal that would free about half of the ...

CIA Director William J. Burns, a big gun who was brought in for ... Blinken has made a dozen visits to the Middle East since the Hamas attacks that launched the war. White House national security ...

The chief US negotiator, CIA head William Burns, said on Saturday that a more detailed ceasefire proposal would be made within several days. On Wednesday, Hamas' negotiation team met the Qatari ...