R. Nicholas Burns

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R. Nicholas Burns (2005)

R. Nicholas Burns (born January 28, 1956 in Buffalo , New York ) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Under Secretary of State for political affairs, the third highest post in the State Department of the United States .

Life

After attending school, Burns studied the French language at the Sorbonne for a year and obtained a Certificat Pratique de Langue Française in 1977 . He then completed a degree in European History at Boston College , graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA European History). He then completed a postgraduate degree in the subjects of International Economics and Foreign Policy of the United States at Johns Hopkins University in 1980 with a Master of Arts (MA in International Economics & American Foreign Policy). During his studies he became a member of the academic society Phi Beta Kappa .

Burns during the Munich Security Conference 2016

After completing his studies, he entered the diplomatic service and was initially vice-consul at the embassy in Egypt from 1983 to 1985 before he was subsequently political advisor at the embassy in Israel . In 1987 he returned to Washington, DC and was a member of the Operations Center and Secretariat of the State Department from 1987 to 1988 before he was director of Soviet Union Affairs until 1990 .

This was followed by several years in the National Security Council , in which he was Senior Director for Russia , Ukraine and Eurasia from 1990 to 1995 . He then returned to the State Department and was its spokesman until 1997, as well as acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. After a subsequent employment as the successor of Thomas Niles as ambassador to Greece from December 1997 to July 2001, he succeeded Alexander Vershbow as ambassador to NATO in August 2001 .

Most recently he was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from March 2005 to February 2008, the third highest position in the State Department. In February 2008, he resigned from office for personal reasons.

After leaving government, Burns, who also worked for the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), became Professor of Practical Diplomacy and International Relations at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University . In 2012 Burns was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Publications

  • America's Strategic Opportunity With India. The New US-India Partnership . In: Foreign Affairs , November / December 2007
  • The Strength of Obama's Long Game With Iran . In: The Atlantic , July 2010
  • Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of US-India Relations , co-authors Richard Armitage and Richard Fontaine, 2010

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ THE WASHINGTON POST: Undersecretary of State Decides to Step Down. R. Nicholas Burns Is Latest Diplomat to Depart; William Burns to Replace Him (January 18, 2008)
  2. ↑ foreignaffairs.com ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.foreignaffairs.com
  3. ↑ theatlantic.com
personal data
SURNAME Burns, R. Nicholas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York