Dep. Secretary of State to Take Over as Carnegie President in Feb.

Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Feb. 4, will take over as the president of The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the organization yesterday announced in a press release. After an 18-year tenure, current Carnegie President Jessica Tuchman Mathews will turn over her post to Burns, according to the release. Burns, who has served as Deputy Secretary of State since 2011, holds the title of career ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service. Spanning 33 years, his diplomatic career has included serving as under secretary for political affairs from 2008-2011, U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2005-2008, ambassador to Jordan from 1998-2001, and assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs from 2001-2005.