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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Our embassy in Beijing and our consulate general in Guangzhou have again registered our deep concerns over lack of due process.
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Events during the last year again demonstrated the crucial role the press plays to advance the struggle for freedom,
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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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groups that perpetrated violence so widely and broadly against the Haitian people in recent weeks.
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Obviously, any punitive measures against her would call into question Cambodia's commitment to fight human trafficking.
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We've had very productive meetings regarding military cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the event of military action against Iraq.
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We've seen some positive steps so far. And we also believe that, as the Palestinians continue to take serious steps against the violence, that the Israelis, in fact, should take steps to ease the restrictions on the Palestinians.
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We have no intention of sitting down and bargaining again (with North Korea).
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against a backdrop of a well-documented campaign of violence and intimidation against the opposition.
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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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We will work with our allies to re-energize the sanctions. Obviously, military force always remains an option for the United States.
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We understand that conceding to terrorists will only endanger all members of the multinational force as well as other countries who are contributing to Iraqi reconstruction and humanitarian assistance.
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We understand Japan plans to bring him there for medical treatment. Once he is there, he falls under Japanese-U.S. status policy. We intend to request custody when we have legal opportunity to do so.
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we felt that there were indeed concerns ... our posts in the region, and this region including Yemen, have been on a high state of alert for a long time since the Africa bombings,and in connection with recent events we have asked posts to look very closely at their security procedures.