Robert Nicholas Burns (born January 28, 1956) is an American diplomat and international relations scholar who served as the United States ambassador to China from 2022 to 2025. [1] Burns has had a 25-year career in the State Department and has served as under secretary of state for political affairs.

4 days ago · Nicholas Burns, on left, speaks at an IOP forum in 2018. By Kai R. McNamee. ... To counterbalance China’s rise, Burns focused on bolstering U.S. alliances in Asia, such as with Japan and the ...

Nicholas Burns was Ambassador of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Nominated by President Biden, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021. He served from March 2022 until January 2025.

Jan 13, 2025 · What can American diplomacy do to head off an invasion of Taiwan? To find out, ChinaTalk interviewed R. Nicholas Burns, Biden’s Ambassador to China, whose diplomatic career spans 35 years and 8 countries. Listen on Spotify, iTunes, or your favorite podcast app. We discuss… How talking can lower the risk of WWIII. Amb.

Jan 10, 2025 · R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

Jan 16, 2025 · Nick Schifrin spoke with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the man who had a front-row seat, and helped manage, U.S.-China relations for the Biden administration.

Jan 17, 2025 · Nicholas Burns resigns Friday, wrapping up his tenure as the Biden administration's public face in China. Burns returns from Beijing after a little more than 2.5 years as the U.S. ambassador, serving in a country that was a central concern for the Biden administration and is likely to draw much attention from his successor.

He subsequently made visits to China with Secretaries Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright as Spokesperson, including during the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the PRC

His encyclopedic knowledge of our $642 billion trade relationship with China, and his intellectual depth in debating the tough issues—IP theft, forced technology transfer, unfair Chinese government subsidies—is unmatched. Craig had a tough and demanding job. And he …

Jan 9, 2025 · Over the last several years, the two powers have butted heads over trade and technology, Russia’s war on Ukraine, and Beijing’s belligerence in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Nicholas Burns has helped oversee Washington’s response to …