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 United States is involved, has been involved, will remain involved in doing whatever we can to help these two governments lessen the tension.
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Ms Tanaka said she understood the need for the United States to pursue this area, to conduct the research,
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We'll have to work out mechanisms in the agreement -- work out a framework in the resolution or some other mechanism, ... So that these states are allowed to continue to do what they need to do vis-a-vis their trade with Iraq, and particularly in civilian goods for the people of Iraq.
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Both the United States and Pakistan are committed to identifying the perpetrators of the crime and bringing them to justice.
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What this does is it brings a common view, a unified message, a unified position of the United States and Europe,
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We've been working with both those governments to try to see if we can't use the excellent relations that they each have with the United States to contribute in some way to an easing of the tensions.
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the United States will respect decisions of the sovereign Iraqi government regarding the presence of the multinational force.
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The United States will ensure that responses to this reward notice will be kept in strict confidence, ... Individuals providing information leading to the arrest or conviction of those responsible for the attack on the USS Cole may be eligible for protection of their identities and relocation with their families to the United States.
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The United States regrets the resignation of David Trimble.
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This development can strengthen cooperation between the United States and China to achieve our common objective of preventing the spread of ballistic missiles that threaten regional and international security.
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The issue now is not whether the United States provides a piece of paper,
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Their transparency and cooperation in resolving this matter is a strong example of how states should respond in complying with their obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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For our part, the United States stands ready to return to the talks to discuss the proposals that have been on the table since June.
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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.