John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
meets secretary standards
We don't think it meets the standards set by the secretary general.
best describe meeting
I would describe today's meeting as the best we've had so far.
commitment criteria democracy economy equitable financial following geographic human meet military nations qualified size united
In our view, qualified nations should meet criteria in the following areas: size of economy and population; military capacity; contributions to peacekeeping operations, commitment to democracy and human rights; financial contributions to the United Nations; nonproliferation and counterterrorism records, and equitable geographic balance,
again commission council existing few geneva meets
We'd like to see if we can get the commission abolished and the new council put in place before the existing commission meets again in Geneva in a few months.
council exercise group meeting security
I don't see that that meeting is going to be productive, because I don't think the Security Council is an exercise in group therapy.
preparation meetings
Obviously, you make preparations before you engage in any meeting.
believe belongs general next particular secretary
Not so fast. We don't believe that the next secretary general belongs to any particular region.
engaged process takes
The negotiating process ... is like making sausage. It isn't necessarily pretty. It takes a long time, and that's the process we're engaged in.
both changed changes culture member nature needs
The nature of the culture is such that the changes we want, both in the way the secretariat functions, and the way member governments function, needs to be changed in a substantial way.
campaign
I'm a conservative Republican. I have been since I was 15 years old and participated in the 'Goldwater for President' campaign in 1964.
congress disappoint role sorry
I'm sorry to disappoint you, Congressman. I had no role in this issue.
activities demand intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals remain sort syrian
If I were a Syrian taxpayer, and my intelligence activities were visible, I would demand a refund, ... So these are the sort of things that remain unanswered.
assertion impossible simply
I must say that the report's assertion is simply impossible to believe,
academic actions contrary foreign happens law notions policy relationship talking understand
It's important that we understand when talking about the relationship between actions of foreign policy and the notions of international law we have the sense of what actually happens practically, which is contrary to most academic views.