John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
avoid becoming electoral iraq issue process solidarity support
to show the solidarity of international support for the electoral process in Iraq and to avoid it becoming an issue in the upcoming election.
gear process trying
We've been trying to get this process in gear for a year.
agreed entire movement ought process ready text today
I agreed with the Nonaligned Movement today that we should have an intergovernmental negotiation process and that the entire text ought to be open, ... We are making progress. We are ready to go.
allow cannot document effort outcome process reform represents run step
The outcome document represents an important step in a long process of U.N. reform, ... We cannot allow the reform effort to be derailed or run out of steam.
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.
conducting exactly move necessity number possible quickly talk timing today
We would like to move as quickly as possible but because of the necessity to talk to a number of governments, we will be conducting those consultations today and we'll have a better idea exactly what the timing will be.
business depends manner nations notion prevent reform rejects report united usual
This report unambiguously rejects the notion that business as usual at the United Nations is acceptable, ... We need to reform the U.N. in a manner that will prevent another oil-for-food scandal. The credibility of the United Nations depends on it.
manner notion prevent reform rejects report un
This report unambiguously rejects the notion that 'business as usual' at the UN is acceptable, ... We need to reform the UN in a manner that will prevent another oil-for-food scandal.
include paragraphs sending showing
We keep showing this to the facilitators. And they keep sending us paragraphs that don't include our changes,
commitment continuing progress
We thought it was also important to show the continuing international commitment to progress in Iraq,
progress
We didn't get everything we wanted, but we made progress.
among discussion five general next ongoing permanent subject
We had a general discussion about the subject of the next secretary-general, which is part of our ongoing consultations among the five permanent members. But that's all really I can say.
acted council felt including kingdom security send united waiting
We felt that if the Security Council acted without waiting for the AU, it would send the AU a signal. But no other country, including the United Kingdom and France, was with us on that. We think that's too bad.
meets secretary standards
We don't think it meets the standards set by the secretary general.