William Joseph Burns
Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
January 16, 1996 – February 27, 1998
United States Ambassador to Jordan
August 9, 1998 – June 4, 2001
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
June 4, 2001 – March 2, 2005
5th United States Ambassador to Russia
November 8, 2005 – May 13, 2008
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
May 13, 2008 – July 28, 2011
Acting United States Secretary of State
January 20, 2009 – January 21, 2009[1]
17th United States Deputy Secretary of State
July 28, 2011 – November 3, 2014
8th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
March 19, 2021