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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U.S. diplomatic efforts are being coordinated with the international community in order to help diffuse tension between India and Pakistan. The crisis, though showing signs of abating, is not yet over.
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against a backdrop of a well-documented campaign of violence and intimidation against the opposition.