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 situation in Liberia is of major concern to us. We have been actively discussing how we can best support international efforts to help Liberia return to peace and the rule of law.
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The situation in Cuba is of our primary concern. The situation of Mr. Castro is of little concern to us, but, unfortunately, of enormous importance to the people of Cuba, who have suffered very long under his rule. And we think that the kind of rule that Cuba has had should be ended.
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to talk more about the situation and try to understand these conditions better.
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We'll be moving forward then to sit down with the parties, start talking about how to implement the road map that's released to the parties, and we'll do the appropriate publicity for that.
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Without saying something particular about these ideas, I think we've always felt introducing other elements that divert attention from that focus don't really move the situation forward.
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We've always made clear that we felt that Somalia and the situation that existed there made it a potential haven for terrorists.
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We have no intention of sitting down and bargaining again (with North Korea).
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we do feel that it's important to tell Americans about the security situation near the border.
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looking more broadly at the overall situation to see what contribution we could make. ...
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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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And in situations where Americans are victims of crime, we do follow those cases very closely as the Mexican authorities try to arrest and prosecute those who are responsible.
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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.