John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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We will work to get the broadest support we can,
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there is still much work to be done on that front.
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I am telling people loosen your ties, fire up the coffee pots, get ready for the weekend, ... We've got a lot of work to do.
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Negotiations continue, ... I'm going to work as long as it takes.
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There are a lot of different ideas, ... We have a lot of work to do. ... But I think this is going to be an open, transparent process, and we'll work as late as we need to and see if we can come up with a strong outcome document.
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I thought it was a good example of how the council can work together effectively,
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We're just pleased with the outcome of the five countries that have been elected. It's a major opportunity for them to participate in the work of the United Nations,
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I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.
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There's a lot of important work. It's a very busy schedule in the first couple of days, and I think it's been productive and I'm certainly enjoying myself.
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For me, it called back memories to 1990-91 and how the council worked during the Persian Gulf crisis, ... And I think if we could help get back to that kind of level of activity and cooperation it would be ideal.
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This is a moment of crisis for the United Nations. If we don't get serious reform, it's going to put us in a very difficult position, It's now two months since the end of the September summit and we have essentially not made progress since that point. We've got a lot of work to do and there's not a lot of time to do it
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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.
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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.
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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.