Nicholas Burns is the Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a twenty-seven-year veteran of the of foreign service for the United States government. From 2014 to 2017, he served on the Foreign Affairs Policy Board for the Department of State under Secretary of State John Kerry; from 2005 to 2008, he served as under secretary of state for political affairs and was a leader in negotiations for the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement. At the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Burns founded and serves as faculty director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and is also the faculty chair for the programs on the Middle East and on India and South Asia. Burns also serves on the board of several companies and nonprofits. Burns has been given many accolades for his service and accomplishments, including the Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award, and the 2017 Ignatian Award from Boston College.
"Senate Testimony on US Sanctions against the Russian Federation"