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William J. Burns
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency · 2009–2025
William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. 9 financial disclosure and ethics filings with the Office of Government Ethics, most recently Feb 28, 2025. William Joseph Burns is an American diplomat who served as the 8th director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Biden administration from March 19, 2021 to January 20, 2025. He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state from 2011 to 2014; in 2009 he served as acting secretary of state for a day, prior to the confirmation of Hillary Clinton. Burns retired from the U.S.
- Ethics filings
- 9
- Latest filing
- Feb 28, 2025
Positions
- Secretary of State2009-01-20–2009-01-21
- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency2021-03-19–2025-01-20
Financial disclosure and ethics filings
- Nominee 278 (Amended 02/19/2021)Feb 6, 2021
- Ethics Agreement (Amended 03/02/2021)Feb 6, 2021
- Certification of Ethics Agreement ComplianceApr 30, 2021
- Annual (2022)Jun 4, 2022
- 278 TransactionJan 31, 2023
- 278 TransactionMar 4, 2023
- Annual (2023)Jun 3, 2023
- Annual (2024)Jul 20, 2024
- TerminationFeb 28, 2025
Filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Form 278 reports list assets, income and debts; ethics agreements list what the official promised to sell or step away from.
Biography
William Joseph Burns is an American diplomat who served as the 8th director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Biden administration from March 19, 2021 to January 20, 2025. He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state from 2011 to 2014; in 2009 he served as acting secretary of state for a day, prior to the confirmation of Hillary Clinton. Burns retired from the U.S.
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