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Former U.S. Amb, to NATO on Trump Attending Russian May Day Celebration

| Nov. 08, 2019

Nick Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO during the Bush administration, joins Chris Jansing after President Trump announced the possibility that he could attend May Day celebrations in Russia next year to mark the 75th anniversary of World War II. Burns tells Chris that it's "something the President has to consider," noting that "we were allied with the Soviets to defeat Hitler."

Professor Burns on CNN's Quest Means Business

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Kim Darroch Resigns as U.K. Ambassador to the U.S.

| July 10, 2019

Kim Darroch, the U.K. ambassador to the U.S., has quit over the fallout from leaked cables showing he critiqued Donald Trump. Trump "has to put aside his hurt feelings and put the interest of the U.S. forward and... [that] is not to have a major diplomatic crisis with... our closest ally," Nicholas Burns says.

Professor Nicholas Burns speaks about President Trump's UK visit on MSNBC

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Former Ambassador Under Bush: ‘Embarrassing’ to Watch Trump’s ‘Brutal, Political Tirade’ in the UK

June 04, 2019

Burns said the U.S.-U.K. special relationship “is in some trouble” as he dissected the drama and controversy leading up to Trump’s press conference with outgoing prime minister Theresa May. As he argued that both countries are dealing with existential crises, Burns eventually shifted gears to say Trump is failing in his trip because “we expect our president…to represent all Americans with dignity with grace, and the president hasn’t done that.”

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What Does Trump’s ZTE Decision Say About His Foreign Policy?

| May 15, 2018

President Trump's abrupt decision to bail out a major Chinese phone maker has been raising eyebrows, especially since the pledge came days after China approved money for a Trump project. Ambassador Nick Burns, Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs and Former Ambassador to NATO, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss.