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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We continue on both sides to look forward to ways to end the hostility between our two nations and to develop a better relationship,
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We'll deal with it the same way we have been dealing with it -- by being transparent, up front and open about our policies and what our soldiers do.
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We'll be moving forward then to sit down with the parties, start talking about how to implement the road map that's released to the parties, and we'll do the appropriate publicity for that.
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We do look forward to a step-by-step process where we can see changes in North Korean behavior and where we can improve the relationship with North Korea,
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I think they're different. Let's leave it at that.
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It is fair the say that justice was done in this case, ... it is not fair to say that justice is done, period.
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We know that the people we've talked to are committed to a conference that's as large as practical, and one that takes place as soon as possible.
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We have worked closely with Mexican authorities to take the appropriate steps to ensure the safety and the security of U.S. citizens in Mexico,
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We've given ourselves another five months to work through this.
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We support the emergence of China in the region and on the world stage in many areas, as it's doing, ... we also expect China to play by the rules, to adopt the various standards of conduct that other responsible international players use.
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to ensure that they protected against sales and made sure that no sales were made despite Iraq's attempts to procure military equipment.
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I can't program every step of the way of what would, we would hope, be a coordinated series of steps. But the intention is to go to the next round of talks and to begin addressing these issues in a way that's appropriate for the beginning of the process.
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groups that perpetrated violence so widely and broadly against the Haitian people in recent weeks.
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given the apparent lack of evidence and due process.