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

They have interviewed William J. Burns repeatedly during his decades ... flee Syria and how Hamas was preparing to attack Israel. One of Mr. Burns’s first acts was to create a mission center ...

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

[William J. Burns: The blob meets the heartland] Burns has brought an ... Burns made 19 trips to participate in cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, the majority of them to the Middle ...

Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were ... McGurk was a near-constant presence in the region. CIA Director William J. Burns, a big gun who was brought in for moments when a deal seemed ...

Channel Israel Columnist Jesse Kline keeps you up ... a list of live hostages held in the Gaza Strip. CIA Director William J. Burns spoke to NPR on Friday and was asked about the negotiations.

Since Israel and Hamas went to war ... As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.

Since Donald Trump's November victory, American and Israeli media have zeroed in on Iran, its nuclear program, and how the ...

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon ... to get a deal … before his inauguration,” CIA Director William J. Burns told NPR on Friday. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa ...

Witkoff arrived in Israel after talks in Doha with Qatari ... list of live hostages held in the Gaza Strip. CIA Director William J. Burns spoke to NPR on Friday and was asked about the negotiations.