Philip Reeker
Philip Reeker
Philip Thomas Reekeris an American diplomat and career foreign service officer with the Department of State. He currently serves as U.S. Consul General in Milan, Italy as of September 5th, 2014. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from 2011 through 2013. and as the ambassador to Macedonia from 2008 to 2011...
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It's provocative. We've asked both the Israelis and the Palestinians to refrain from provocative acts. That's why we are questioning ... why they would approve a wide range of settlement activity that includes construction of additional housing structures and infrastructure.
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I'm not going to try to determine what steps the Israelis may or may not take or how they should take it. What we want to see is action to end the terrorism. We've called for that. Chairman Arafat's made statements. He needs to follow through on those statements. He can do more.
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If North Korea is looking gain the support of the U.S., this is not the way to do it.
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It's our expectation that the secretary-general's mission ... will examine all the circumstances leading to the recent events in Venezuela.
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Russia's treatment of Mr. Pope since his arrest raises serious concerns about the safety and security of American business travelers in Russia and about our ability to protect the health and welfare of American citizens who may be traveling or living in Russia.
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The meeting was businesslike and a useful beginning to the dialogue process.
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The Philippines deserves full credit for this successful outcome.
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We want all of these things to happen now. The time is now for a cease-fire and the start of Tenet.
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We believe it's important to act now to reinforce the progress that has already taken place.
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We are very pleased with the progress that we've had. We are working together with the Yemenis on all aspects of the case, and we think it is proceeding very well.
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We urge all parties there to work together to maintain peace, support the constitution and promote national reconciliation.
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We urge India and Pakistan to continue to act responsibly to avoid a conflict that can have no good result on either side.
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What we're doing is focusing on trying to resolve the issues, trying to resolve what we call freedom of travel disputes that involve U.S. citizens in Saudi Arabia. And we're going to keep up that effort.
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We haven't made any decisions, in terms of announcements or any other forward moving there. I've described for you our goals and the road map. And I can't give you any more dates. It's something we're still looking at.