Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.

They have interviewed William J. Burns repeatedly during his decades ... considerations about deploying nuclear weapons. Satellite photos, accounts from sources who were clearly close to the ...

Mr. William J. Burns, one of the world's greatest detectives and chief of the United States Secret Service will speak informally on his experiences tonight at 8 o'clock in the Living Room of the ...