Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns is a distinguished American diplomat and academic, known for his service as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He has played a significant role in U.S. foreign policy and international relations. He was recently in the news for his involvement in discussions regarding U.S. intelligence and strategy related to Russia's actions in Ukraine.
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Former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks at a conference at George Washington University on Friday.
Ex-envoy urges US to stand by promises
Taiwan· 2026-03-07
Former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns implemented a policy banning government personnel from having romantic relationships with Chinese citizens.
Former CIA operative warns China, Russia send 'sex spies' to steal secrets
United States· 2025-11-05
Nicholas Burns is the US ambassador to China under president Joe Biden, who called the shuttering of RFA a major mistake.
Radio Free Asia suspends news operations amid cuts and US government shutdown | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-10-31
Ambassador Nicholas Burns predicted that Trump and Xi could reach a nontraditional deal during their talks.
Trump’s Asia trip to test his dealmaking abilities with old rivals and new friendsUnited States· 2025-10-26
Nicholas Burns, who served as US ambassador to China under Joe Biden, told the same panel Beijing was trying to cut the US and its allies down to size.
Rudd pushes back on US claim that Australia needs to ‘step up’ on defence
Australia· 2025-07-19
Former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns described Beijing as 'difficult' in negotiations.
China says US is ‘provoking frictions’ as it responded to Trump’s claims of trade truce violationUnited States· 2025-06-02
Molyviatis was discussing the upcoming meeting with Nicholas Burns, the Under Secretary of State.
Τρεις στιγμές με τον ευπατρίδη Μολυβιάτη
Greece· 2025-05-15
Nicholas Burns describes the current crisis as one of the most serious since 1979.
Τραμπ εναντίον Κίνας: Τα άλλα ανοιχτά μέτωπα, πέρα από τους δασμούςGreece· 2025-04-15
Nicholas Burns introduced a directive in January 2025 that bans romantic relationships between U.S. diplomats and Chinese nationals.
Why the US is banning diplomats from dating Chinese nationals
Ghana· 2025-04-06
Nicholas Burns emphasized the importance of being good to allies in the context of global competition.
Ο Τραμπ για την Ευρώπη: Σύμμαχος ή αρπακτικό;Greece· 2025-04-05
The regulation apparently goes back to the ambassador Nicholas Burns who resigned in January.
USA verbieten romantischen Kontakt in China für Diplomaten
Switzerland· 2025-04-05
Nicholas Burns expanded the ban on relationships with any Chinese citizen in China shortly before leaving the country.
Zákaz zbližovania. USA zakázali zamestnancom vlády v Číne milostné vzťahy s Číňanmi
Slovakia· 2025-04-04Nicholas Burns enacted a blanket ban on romantic or sexual relationships between US personnel and Chinese citizens in China.
US bans dating Chinese for envoys in ChinaTaiwan· 2025-04-03
Nicholas Burns, the former U.S. Ambassador to China, ordered a ban on government personnel from engaging in romantic relationships with Chinese citizens.
美禁駐華人員戀中國公民 美媒指政策涵港領館 家屬及承包商同受限 - 20250404 - 中國 - 每日明報
Hong Kong· 2025-04-03
Nicholas Burns is the outgoing U.S. ambassador who expanded the prohibition on romantic relationships with Chinese citizens.
EE.UU. prohíbe a su personal en China mantener relaciones románticas o sexuales con chinos
Dominican Republic· 2025-04-03Nicholas Burns is the departing U.S. ambassador who implemented the new policy prohibiting romantic relationships with Chinese citizens.
الحكومة الأمريكية تمنع موظفيها فى الصين من العلاقات العاطفية مع "صينيين"
Egypt· 2025-04-03Nicholas Burns is the departing US ambassador who implemented the new ban on romantic or sexual relations between government personnel in China and Chinese citizens.
US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizensAustralia· 2025-04-03Nicholas Burns was noted for his visit to Moscow to convey U.S. awareness of Russia's invasion plans.
La rădăcina discordiei trans-atlantice. Cum a căzut Administraţia Trump în mai multe capcane întinse de Vladimir Putin - principalul adversar al unei păci în Ucraina
Romania· 2025-02-19
