In this second episode in our two part series, Kurt and Rich continue their conversation with former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns. Together they discuss Burns’ new book, The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case of its Renewal.
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Bill Burns Pt. 2
- Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Intelligence
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