Richard Boucher
Richard Boucher
Richard A. Boucheris an American diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmentfrom 2009 until 2013. He took up post on 5 November 2009. Prior to joining OECD, he was the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, a post he took up on February 21, 2006. The Bureau of South Asian Affairs was expanded to include the nations of Central Asia shortly before his confirmation...
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I'd have to say these people who we're sending out will conduct assessments, provide advice, help people get organized,
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I know what you're referring to. I'm just not in a position to comment on it in any way on the reports that came out today.
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The goal here is not to put someone on or off the hook ... stop exports of missiles. That's what really matters and that's what we have achieved.
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The goal that they have is to help Iraqis establish security. That is a goal we support and we will keep talking to them about it.
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The Commission on Human Rights has a serious responsibility to support people who have been deprived of their fundamental freedoms. When the commission fails to examine certain human rights situations, it sends the wrong signal to those struggling daily to fight for freedom.
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The embassy strongly urges all American citizens in Saudi Arabia to be especially vigilant when they're in any area perceived to be American or Western.
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The idea that we were out to get the president of Venezuela is just plain wrong,
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And in situations where Americans are victims of crime, we do follow those cases very closely as the Mexican authorities try to arrest and prosecute those who are responsible.
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all very, very aware of the seriousness of the issues that face them -- of the toughness of the issues, of the fact that these do involve the vital interests of both sides.
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all credible efforts to bring violators of the international humanitarian law to account.
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The determination is there, the effort has not slackened in any way, ... We wouldn't be here if we didn't think there was some potential.
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The determination is there, ... The effort has certainly not slackened in any way. And I think the parties wouldn't be here -- we wouldn't be here -- if we didn't think there was some potential.
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All the cars were lined up. The bags were packed. People were ready to go. At any moment we could have gotten in the motorcade and departed. This was real.
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All the cars were lined up. The bags were packed. People were ready to go, ... At any moment we could have gotten in the motorcade and departed. This was real.