American Secretaries of State

Nick Burns talks with CNN Today regarding Russian interference in elections in Europe and the U.S., and the lack of response from the Trump Administration to contain this threat. 

On June 28, Nicholas Burns testified before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in European elections. He called President Trump's response to Russia's cyber attacks on the U.S. democratic system both "dismaying and objectionable." He says it's the "president's duty to be skeptical of Russia and that his refusal to take action is "a dereliction of his basic duty to defend the country."

Former US Ambassador to NATO and Bush administration State Department official Nicholas Burns accused President Donald Trump of a "dereliction of the basic duty to defend the country" for his apparent disinterest in Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election.

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Nicholas Burns and Marc Chandler, global head of markets at Brown Brothers Harriman, talk about how last week's U.K. snap election plays into Brexit negotiations. They speak on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

While Washington and the media were preoccupied with James Comey hearings and Donald Trump press conferences this week, what else was going on that we didn't hear about? Or, ought to be paying closer attention to? The World's Marco Werman talked to Nick Burns to find out. 

In this June 6 USA Today column, Nicholas Burns argues that American credibility and influence in Europe is at its lowest point in seven decades.

CNNi talks to a former U.S. state department official and Harvard professor Nicholas Burns about the impact of the US leaving the Paris accord.

Nicholas Burns reacts to new Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the historic Paris Climate agreement. 

Foreign policy experts said the move could damage the United States’ credibility and weaken Mr. Trump’s efforts to negotiate issues far beyond climate change, like trade and terrorism.

“From a foreign policy perspective, it’s a colossal mistake — an abdication of American leadership,” said R. Nicholas Burns, a retired career diplomat and an under secretary of state for President George W. Bush.

“The success of our foreign policy — in trade, military, any other kind of negotiation — depends on our credibility,” Mr. Burns said. “I can’t think of anything more destructive to our credibility than this.”