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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Its charter says that they should explain U.S. government policy and present responsible discussion about it. We don't consider Mullah Omar to be responsible discussion.
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we think runs counter to recent trends toward a warming in cross-straits relations, and we would consider passage of this law unhelpful.
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the movement of this office was part of the investigation process, and has been considered for some time.
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We consider free press to be an essential element of a healthy democracy.
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We would certainly look to them (the Indian government) to finish their investigation and then consider what action might be appropriate.
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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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immediate, credible steps to end terror and violence.
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Each post will look at its security posture and reopen at an appropriate time.
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Syria maintains a sizable presence of military and intelligence officials in Lebanon in contravention of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559,
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the need to end the cycle of violence is still there.
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against a backdrop of a well-documented campaign of violence and intimidation against the opposition.
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If North Korea wants something or wants to do something, then it's time for them to sit down in the multilateral discussions that we've proposed.
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noted that President Bush has consistently pursued a diplomatic approach, despite North Korean threats and steps in the wrong direction.
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It's very, very important to continue moving toward open elections, clean elections, next year. The secretary made that quite clear.