Adam Ereli
Adam Ereli
Joseph Adam Ereli was an American diplomat and ambassador. Ereli was the ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain from 2007 to 2011. He subsequently was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs from 2011-2014. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Mercury, a public strategy consulting firm in Washington, DC...
atomic constitute energy hard iranian russians statement wants
What we, the Russians and the EU-3 wants to see and what the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) wants to see is an Iranian cooperation. Does this statement by this one person constitute that? At this point, it's hard to say. We will have to see.
calls represents trying work
What we're trying to do is work systematically through all the calls we've received. Not every call represents an individual.
abolish action earlier effect reports seen week
We have seen reports that ... there is no distinction between 'abolish' and 'ceasing activity' and that the effect of Taiwan's action earlier this week was to abolish the Council.
approach broad close common korean partners relationship south states united united-states
There is no rift between the United States and South Korea. We are close allies. We are close partners in a broad bilateral relationship and particularly in our common approach to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
There are going to be differences. That's to be expected.
behavior broad clear concerns iranian russians sale
Undersecretary Burns, I think, made clear to the Russians our broad concerns over Iranian behavior and this sale in particular.
proof
The proof will be in the pudding. Let's see what happens.
concerned continued deeply erosion marked recent series violent
We are deeply concerned about the continued erosion of Sri Lanka's four-year-old ceasefire as marked by the recent series of violent incidents.
actions agreed financial koreans north offer response table taken time
We had an offer on the table for some time to the North Koreans to come for a briefing on actions that we have taken in response to illicit financial activities. They have agreed to do that.
brought charles clear contact determine government nigeria responsibility special sure taylor
We are in contact with the government of Nigeria to determine his whereabouts. We have made it clear to the government of Nigeria that it has a special responsibility to make sure that Charles Taylor is brought to justice.
case
We are disappointed in the way this case has been handled,
point whatsoever
Well, obviously, from our point of view, there's no linkage whatsoever between the two issues.
china confirm government reports seriously taken
Well, obviously, any such reports are taken very seriously by us. We haven't been able to confirm them. We have contacted the government of China about them.
aid distribute food korea north
Unfortunately the aid has been suspended because North Korea has said they are not going to distribute food anymore.