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Biden Selects Career Diplomat Nicholas Burns as Ambassador to China

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Biden Selects Career Diplomat Nicholas Burns as Ambassador to China
Former U.S. ambassador to NATO ambassador Nicholas Burns testifies during a U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about Russian activities in other countries' elections, on Capitol Hill on June 28, 2017. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
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President Joe Biden is nominating veteran U.S. diplomat Nicholas Burns to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China, the White House announced on Aug. 20.

If confirmed by the Senate, Burns would be the first career diplomat to fill the role in recent years, as the position has been occupied by former politicians over the past decade.

Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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