William Burns
William Burns, nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, arrives for his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Russell Senate Office Building on February 24, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Burns is a career diplomat who most recently served as Deputy Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images/AFP
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Biden’s CIA heas pick stresses China threat

WASHINGTON, Feb 24, 2021 (AFP) - Veteran US diplomat William Burns, nominated to lead the CIA, pledged Wednesday to keep the agency free of politics