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've had very productive meetings regarding military cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the event of military action against Iraq.
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We don't see any particular basis for compensation. We have met and will continue to meet our obligations.
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Any Iraqi orders for more atropine than needed to meet normal humanitarian requirements would be of concern since that could indicate preparations to use chemical weapons by preparing to protect their own forces from the consequences of such use.
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But we don't meet with terrorists. We don't meet with people who are involved in violence or fomenting violence.
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Our goal in sponsoring this resolution is to encourage China to take positive, concrete steps to meet its international obligations, to protect human rights, and fundamental freedoms of the Chinese people.
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We do think it's a rather dubious distinction to be the first democratically elected head of state to go meet with the dictator of Iraq
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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.