# CIA Director Burns joins intensive May 2024 Gaza ceasefire talks

Date: 2024

In May 2024 CIA Director William Burns travelled to Cairo as U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators pursued a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release agreement. The cited record supports his senior negotiating role while also showing that the talks had not yet produced a lasting settlement.

## People

- Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani: https://factrail.ai/people/mohammed-al-thani
- William J. Burns: https://factrail.ai/people/william-burns

## Drivers

- Peacebuilding and Mediation Efforts: https://factrail.ai/drivers/sec-peacebuilding-mediation-efforts

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/sec-fact-burns-doha-shuttle-2024