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 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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Despite reports of gunfire close to the school, the school has adequate supplies and students are reported safe. Our embassy remains in very close contact with the school.
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It remains important for North Korea to disclose their activity and to work with others on what we have all agreed on, which is the denuclearization of the peninsula,
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There's been a lot of international support for that course. So, I think we'd say that remains our focus, and that's where we think the international focus should remain,
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We'll be following up on this to confirm it and make sure that the office remains closed,
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Clearly having Milosevic face international justice for international crimes remains a top priority for the international community.
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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.