Former CIA Director Leon Panetta said Burns' experience and unquestioned integrity make him a great choice to lead the agency. "I trust Bill Burns to be a director who will have their backs," he added of CIA workers. Burns, President Joe Biden's nominee, has a globe-trotting resumeand nearly four decades of experience negotiating with U.S. adversaries from Russia to Iran. “It’s a world where familiar threats persist – from terrorism and nuclear proliferation, to an aggressive Russia, a provocative North Korea, and a hostile Iran,” Burns said. If confirmed, Burns would take the helm of the CIA at a time of escalating threats from of China, Russian and Iran.

Source: Libya Today February 24, 2021 12:45 UTC