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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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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We have made quite clear that we look to the Chinese to take a positive and constructive attitude at these meetings.
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We have made quite clear that the influence that Syria has, and others have, on Hezbollah needs to be used in a positive direction and needs to be used to try to restrain these kinds of attacks.
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It's not the solution yet. ... They know quite clearly what needs to be done, and we'll tell you if they get there.
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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.
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Until we know what they're dealing with, we don't know what it may cause, ... there are certain things which quite clearly would cause serious concern to the United States.
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I think the secretary has made quite clear over the past few days that the ideas and parameters that were discussed in the last few months were President Clinton's parameters, ... And therefore, when he left office, they were no longer a U.S. proposal or a presidential proposal.
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The international community has made quite clear they want to see the North Korean missile program curbed. The Russians share that desire and we'll be talking to them about how to do it, as well as talking to the allies.
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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.
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We expect that the agency will fully investigate the matter and keep the board of governors fully informed. It is important that all such activity be investigated.