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200 Years of U.S.-Russian Relations and the Road Ahead
The future relationship between the United States and Russia will have a impact on the entire world.
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2007-09-27 19:00
to 2007-11-27 20:30 |
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| Where | The Baker Institute at Rice University |
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| Event Access | By Invitation |
| Capacity Status | Event Closed |
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Ambassador William Joseph Burns, of the District of Columbia, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Career Minister. He assumed charge as Ambassador to the Russian Federation on August 18, 2005. Ambassador Burns served from 2001 until 2005 as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and was Ambassador to Jordan from 1998 until 2001. Ambassador Burns has also served in a number of other posts since entering the Foreign Service in 1982, including: Executive Secretary of the State Department and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State; Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow; Acting Director and Principal Deputy Director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff; and Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council staff.
- KEY PEOPLE
- The Honorable William J. Burns, Ph.D.
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