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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This is going solved by the two sides getting together and talking to each other through dialogue, and passage of legislation is not going to help solve the problem,
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The steps that need to be taken now are steps by Chairman Arafat to stop the violence,
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The situation in Liberia is of major concern to us. We have been actively discussing how we can best support international efforts to help Liberia return to peace and the rule of law.
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The situation in Cuba is of our primary concern. The situation of Mr. Castro is of little concern to us, but, unfortunately, of enormous importance to the people of Cuba, who have suffered very long under his rule. And we think that the kind of rule that Cuba has had should be ended.
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The secretary made quite clear that the relationship with the Taliban was a matter of great importance to the United States.
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The secretary made quite clear that our goal is to have the smallest footprint possible that was consistent with a need to achieve the mission,
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The secretary made clear we would keep pressure on (Yugoslavia).
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The secretary made clear ... we would be going forward with a system, and we felt it was feasible.
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The secretary expressed his thanks for Mr. Jackson's concern, told him about the intensive diplomacy that's going on and said we would continue to use that channel.
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The secretary expressed his strong support for the progress that's been made in the relationship and the hope that we could see even more progress, including on the military-to-military relationships.
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The Taliban say the detainees are well but have not allowed anyone to contact them, ... working to try to secure a swift resolution of these issues.
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The Taliban charge in Islamabad has told our charge that the detained employees of Shelter Now are in good condition and are being treated well.
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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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