An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington, taken on 15 June 2005.The Senate voted by unanimous consent, without objection, to approve Burns, a former ambassador to Russia and former deputy secretary of state, to lead the agency. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, Editing by Franklin Paul)
This article is more than 5 years old
Newsdeck
U.S. Senate confirms Burns to be CIA director
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed veteran diplomat William Burns on Thursday to become President Joe Biden's Central Intelligence Agency director.
Comments
Scroll down to load comments...