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Appointee Directory View:   " ---Alphabetical--- A-B C-D E-F G-H I-J K-L M-N O-P Q-R S-T U-V W-X Y-Z ---By Department--- Central Intelligence Agency Council of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality Corporation for National and Community Service, The Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of the Interior Department of the Treasury Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental Protection Agency Export-Import Bank of the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency General Services Administration NASA National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Science Foundation Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Personnel Management Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of the United States Trade Representative Overseas Private Investment Corporation, The Peace Corps, The Postal Rate Commission Small Business Administration Social Security Administration The United States Agency for International Development White House William Burns -- Department of State Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Since entering the Foreign Service in 1982, William Burns has served in a number of posts in Washington and overseas. These include Political Officer at the Embassy in Amman, Jordan; staff positions in the Bureau of Near East Affairs and the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State; Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Staff; Acting Director and Principal Deputy Director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff; Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy in Moscow; Executive Secretary of the State Department and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State; and Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. William is a graduate of LaSalle University and received his M.Phil. and D.Phil. degrees in International Relations from Oxford University, where he studied as a Marshall Scholar. Contact: 202-647-7209

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