According to The Wall Street Journal journalist Dustin Voltz on Twitter, referring to the committee's statement, the result of the vote "indicates that the candidate's qualifications are not in doubt."
In early February, US President Joe Biden sent Burns's candidacy for the post of head of the CIA to the US Senate for consideration.
William Burns joined the Foreign Service in 1982, serving as Chief Assistant to Secretaries of State Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright.
From 1998 to 2001 he served as the US Ambassador to Jordan, from 2001 to 2005 he was Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, and from 2005 to 2008 he served as the US Ambassador to Russia.