William Joseph Burns (1956–)

Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Maryland

1. Executive Secretary
   Appointed: January 16, 1996
   Termination of Appointment: February 27, 1998
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Jordan)
   Appointed: June 29, 1998
   Presentation of Credentials: August 9, 1998
   Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge June 7, 2001
3. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
   Appointed: May 31, 2001
   Entry on Duty: June 4, 2001
   Termination of Appointment: March 2, 2005
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
   Appointed: August 2, 2005
   Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 2005
   Termination of Mission: Left post on May 12, 2008
5. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
   Appointed: May 13, 2008
   Entry on Duty: May 13, 2008
   Termination of Appointment: July 28, 2011
6. Career Ambassador
   Appointed: June 6, 2008
   
7. Deputy Secretary of State
   Appointed: July 28, 2011
   Entry on Duty: July 28, 2011
   Termination of Appointment: November 3, 2014