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.

3 days ago · Former U.S. Ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns will return to the Harvard Kennedy School as a professor this April, joining the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, 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 …

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.

Sep 26, 2024 · Burns spoke at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics, where he explained how the US-China relationship has evolved since the beginning of the Biden administration.

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 …

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 …

Jan 17, 2025 · Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns described the relationship as contentious and deeply competitive, “and you can’t get around that. We’re rivals for global power.”