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CIA Director, Mossad chief in secret talks to expand Israel-Hamas hostage
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
CIA Director Burns, valued by President Biden for his extensive Middle East contacts, plays a central role in the hostage crisis, given Israel's reliance on Mossad Chief David Barnea.
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CIA Director arrives in Israel amid raging conflict
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
CIA Director William J Burns, arrived in Israel on Sunday to hold discussions with leaders and intelligence officials, the first stop in a multi-country trip in the region, New York Times reported citing US officials.
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CIA appoints Indian-origin Nand Mulchandani as first-ever Chief Technology
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Nand Mulchandani, an Indian-origin man with more than 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley as well as the Department of Defense (DoD), has been appointed by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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Xi Jinping 'unsettled' by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says CIA Director
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): CIA Director William J. Burns hinted at a potentially tenuous China-Russia relationship in the wake of Moscow's increasingly brutal tactics against Ukraine, with Burns telling the Senate Intelligence Committee that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is "unsettled".
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China represses its own people, says Biden's CIA nominee William Burns
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday (local time) said China is strengthening its capabilities to steal intellectual property, repress its own people, bully its
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Biden nominates former diplomat William J Burns as CIA director
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced that he has nominated former diplomat Willian J Burns to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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