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Brian P. Burns (born 1936) is an Irish American business executive, attorney and philanthropist with one of the largest collections of 19th century Irish art and culture in the United States. On December 29, 2016 The New York Times reporter, Maggie Haberman reported that President Elect Donald J. Trump intended to tap Burns as the next United States Ambassador to Ireland.

Family
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Brian P. Burns is a third-generation Irish American who traces his ancestry to County Kerry in the South-West region of Ireland. He is the fifth of seven children born to the Honorable John J. Burns (1901-1957) and his wife, Alice. Hon. John J. Burns was a professor of law at Harvard Law School, an associate justice to the Supreme Court and the first General Counsel to the newly formed Securities and Exchange Commission chaired by Joseph P. Kennedy and established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934. After resigning from his position as council to the SEC in 1936 he continued to practice law until his death as a senior partner in the firm of Burns, Currie, Rich and Rice of New York.

Brian P. Burns and his wife Eileen have eight children and fifteen grandchildren.

Education
At the age of 23, in 1959 Brian P. Burns received a graduate degree from Harvard Law School. He graduated from The College of the Holy Cross in 1957.