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  1. Robert Nicholas Burns (born January 28, 1956) is an American diplomat and academic who has been serving 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.

  2. Jun 25, 2021 · Ambassador (ret.) Nicholas Burns, a respected former career diplomat, currently serves as Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is also Executive Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Security Forum and Senior Counselor at the Cohen Group.

  3. 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. Advances in those fields,...

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  4. Mar 8, 2022 · Nicholas Burns is Ambassador of the United States of America to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Nominated by President Biden, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021.

  5. Jun 25, 2024 · Instead, says Nicholas Burns, Washingtons ambassador in Beijing, China has actively undermined those ties, interrogating and intimidating citizens who attend U.S.-organized events in...

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  6. 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 and...

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  8. Jun 7, 2024 · Burns pointed out four topics that have been a key focus of dialogues with his Chinese counterparts: restoring military to military communication, developing shared A.I. policy, stopping the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals from China, and enhancing US-China student exchange.