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Event

An Exit Interview With the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Nicholas J. Rasmussen

Fri, December 8th, 2017

Washington, DC

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Closing out his tenure as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Nicholas J. Rasmussen discussed the evolving challenges of a complex terrorism threat environment. Carnegie President William J. Burns moderated.

Nicholas J. Rasmussen

Nicholas J. Rasmussen is the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center.

William J. Burns

William J. Burns is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state.

North AmericaUnited StatesDemocracySecurityMilitaryForeign Policy

Event Speakers

William J. Burns
Former Career Diplomat
William J. Burns
Nicholas J. Rasmussen

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

Event Speakers

William J. Burns

Former Career Diplomat

A former career diplomat, William J. Burns served as director of the CIA, deputy secretary of State, and ambassador to Russia and Jordan. Burns was also president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2015 to 2021.

Nicholas J. Rasmussen

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