William Joseph Burns (1956-)
Foreign Service officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Maryland
- Executive Secretaries
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 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