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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The secretary made clear we would keep pressure on (Yugoslavia).
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The secretary made clear ... we would be going forward with a system, and we felt it was feasible.
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The secretary expressed his thanks for Mr. Jackson's concern, told him about the intensive diplomacy that's going on and said we would continue to use that channel.
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The secretary expressed his strong support for the progress that's been made in the relationship and the hope that we could see even more progress, including on the military-to-military relationships.
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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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There were people who argued, well, these two ideologies are too different, they'll never get together. The secretary made clear that we thought they were bound by a common hatred. That is what brought them together, ... I think that's really what you have bin Laden confirming today in this tape.
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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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President Bush and Secretary Powell have discussed with President Jiang and other Chinese leaders the need for a dialogue with the Dalai Lama or with his representatives,
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At this point, what the secretary is talking to them about is the environment.
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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.