Adam Ereli
Adam Ereli
Joseph Adam Ereli was an American diplomat and ambassador. Ereli was the ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain from 2007 to 2011. He subsequently was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs from 2011-2014. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Mercury, a public strategy consulting firm in Washington, DC...
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We do not have enough to make a conclusive judgment, I think, one way or the other.
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It could not have happened without their, at a minimum, tacit involvement.
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Undersecretary Burns, I think, made clear to the Russians our broad concerns over Iranian behavior and this sale in particular.
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The American citizen has been reported missing. We are in contact with the family and working with Saudi authorities to locate the missing person.
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We take them seriously. And we expect that they'll be sustained.
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We support the AU mission and we will be working together with the AU and our other partners in the international community to see that government in Mauritania is consistent with international standards and respects the will of the people.
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What we want to see, what the Russians want to see, what the EU-3 wants to see and what the IAEA wants to see is an Iranian cooperation. Does this statement by this one person constitute that? At this point, it's hard to say. We will have to see.
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Given that rate of abstention, plus expressions of concern by prominent Venezuelans, we would see that this reflects a broad lack of confidence in the impartiality and transparency of the electoral process.
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Frankly, that's one of the reasons why, after having tried to resolve this issue through negotiations and through a good and reasonable proposal from Russia, we're having to go to the Security Council.
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I would characterize it as something that we wish were not taking place, but see it in the context of ongoing attacks and failure to address the security problem.
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I have heard discussed indications that when compared against previous election periods, the targeting and attacks against participants and elements connected to the election is not as high.
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Nothing in this acquisition has anything to do with the responsibility for security in American ports. That remains very firmly in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security. What we're talking about is the management of some port operations.
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sends the wrong signal to foreign investors and could negatively impact Russia's role in the global economy.
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So looking ahead to the referendum, I think the signs are good that there will be broad participation, that the results will reflect the views and the will of the Iraqi people.