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CIA Director William Burns testifies before a House Intelligence Committee hearing on "worldwide threats to U.S. security", on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 9, 2023. Ken Cedeno/File Photo/Reuters
Not many CIA directors serve as members of a U.S. president’s Cabinet. CIA Director William Burns will now be one of the few.
President Joe Biden, underscoring the confidence he holds in and how much he relies on Mr. Burns, announced on July 21 that the intelligence chief is now a Cabinet member.