Willam Burns confirmed as CIA director after Ted Cruz lifts block
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#5FHDX)
- Burns is a former ambassador to Russia and Jordan
- Cruz had sought to exert pressure over Russian pipeline
Without opposition, the Senate confirmed the veteran diplomat William Burns as CIA director on Thursday, giving him control of the nation's premier spy agency as the US government confronts threats from China, Russia, Iran and elsewhere.
The approval, by voice vote, came soon after Senator Ted Cruz lifted a hold he had placed on the nomination.
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