John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
accurate alpha claim realistic reforms represent steps wrong
It would be wrong to claim more than is realistic and accurate about what these reforms are. They represent steps forward, but this is not the alpha and the omega, and we never thought it would be.
among believe chamber debate deep divisions july member mistake overall paralyzed reform return states
The debate in this chamber in July only highlighted deep divisions among member states and paralyzed the overall reform effort. We believe it would be a mistake to return to that discussion.
agree certainly committed hyde reforms remarkable sending signal
The remarkable thing is that Congressmen Hyde and Lantos agree on the 39 reforms that they want, ... The signal that they're sending I think is that they want substantial reform, and that's certainly something the administration is committed to.
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.
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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.
cultural management reform revolution terms united
Management reform is not a one-night stand. Management reform is forever. What we really need is a cultural revolution in terms of reform at the United Nations,
night reform one-night-stand
Reform is not a one-night stand.
almost aspect belief beyond broken commission decision governance hardest human machinery obviously reflects reform rights universal
The Human Rights Commission is the aspect of governance reform that obviously is ripest and that we have been pressing hardest on and it reflects the almost universal belief that the Human Rights Commission's intergovernmental decision making machinery is broken beyond repair.
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.
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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.