Senator Lindsey Graham, RS.C., praised President-elect Joe Biden’s appointment as CIA director on Monday.
“Bill Burns is an excellent choice to be the next CIA Director,” wrote Graham in Twitter. “I have known him for years. He has a deep understanding of the threats that our nation faces around the world.”
“He is an experienced and well-known diplomat and a respected figure in the intelligence community. Like director Haspell who is stepping down, Burns will have a firm hand in command of the CIA. I look forward to supporting his nomination,” Graham continuous.
BIDEN ANNOUNCES WILLIAM BURN TO CIA DIRECTOR
Biden announced Burns as his nominee for CIA director on Monday.
Burns, currently president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, had a 33-year career in the United States Foreign Service. He served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Deputy Secretary of State in the Obama administration, after serving as a US ambassador to Russia and Jordan.
In this archival photo of May 24, 2011, William Burns testifies at the Capitol in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for deputy secretary of state. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci, Archive)
“Bill Burns is an exemplary diplomat with decades of experience on the world stage in keeping our people and our country safe and protected,” said Biden in a statement.
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Graham said Burns’ nomination had his support in the Senate, but other Biden nominees may not be lucky enough to have bipartisan support. For example, some Republicans signaled their opposition to Biden’s nominee to head the Office and Management and Budget, Neera Tanden.
Ronn Blitzer of Fox News contributed to this report.