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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And, as I said, this has been something the whole U.S. government has worked on.
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The latest information on Russian operations in Chechnya indicates a continuation of human rights violations and the use of overwhelming force against civilian targets.
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The main reason was to spend some time with them and to use the opportunity of an extended discussion to get out of Camp David and go see that there's a world out there,
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The Iraqis have been able to put into place the kind of monitoring and control systems that are necessary
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I do not have anything specific to Yemen.
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I'd note in the text, once again, these people threaten just about everybody.
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Carrying the interview would be confusing to the millions of listeners to what is essentially a U.S. government broadcast, paid for by the U.S. government.
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If confirmed, I will work closely with other US agencies to bring to fruition the initiatives Bush and Singh agreed to in Washington last July.
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The minister expressed appreciation for the offer, and our embassy in Uzbekistan will be following up in more detail with them
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Just a recognition of the reality of decision-making and the state of play in the government of Israel.
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immediate, credible steps to end terror and violence.
It's part of our policy. It hasn't changed.
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The success of US policy in South and Central Asia is critically important to our national interests.
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