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Robert Nicholas Burns (born January 28, 1956) is an American diplomat and academic who has served as the United States ambassador to China since 2022. Burns has had a 25-year career in the State Department and has served as under secretary of state for political affairs.
Nicholas Burns (born 1977) is an English actor, best known for his comic performance as the title character in Nathan Barley. He played Martin Weedon in Benidorm and Alex in No Heroics. His other credits include The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd, Strike, Doctor Who, The Crown, The Serpent Queen, Manhunt, A Small Light and Black Mirror.
Nicholas Burns is Ambassador of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Nominated by President Biden, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021.
6 days ago · Beijing has been stirring up anti-American sentiment and preventing people from attending embassy events, Nicholas Burns said in an interview.
Jan 20, 2009 · Nicholas Burns is Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and Faculty Chair for the Programs on the Middle East and on India and South Asia.
May 16, 2024 · NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about diplomatic tensions with China over new U.S. tariffs.
Feb 26, 2024 · U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns 60 Minutes China and the U.S. are aggressively competing on artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum mathematics.
Oct 20, 2021 · R. Nicholas Burns, President Biden’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to China, told a Senate panel on Wednesday that if he was confirmed he would help Mr. Biden pursue a strategy of competition ...
Mar 5, 2022 · The new U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, has arrived in the country and will be in quarantine for three weeks, the U.S. embassy said in a tweet on Saturday.
Oct 20, 2021 · U.S. Ambassador to China nominee Nicholas Burns, left, listens as Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks in support of Burns’ nomination during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.
