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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We certainly agree with the decision ... that the last round was marked by significant fraud and that it therefore can't be upheld as a fair result,
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We certainly hope that with all those things in place and the new attitude being expressed in Ukraine, as well as the new attention that's being focused by the whole world on Ukraine, that this round can truly reflect what the Ukrainian people want, and that the results will reflect what the Ukrainian people decide.
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We expect that the agency will fully investigate the matter and keep the board of governors fully informed. It is important that all such activity be investigated.
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we felt that there were indeed concerns ... our posts in the region, and this region including Yemen, have been on a high state of alert for a long time since the Africa bombings,and in connection with recent events we have asked posts to look very closely at their security procedures.
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We do think it's a rather dubious distinction to be the first democratically elected head of state to go meet with the dictator of Iraq
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We have embarked upon building a global strategic partnership with India. President (George W Bush) will be travelling to India in the coming weeks to continue a strong, forward looking relationship with this rising global power.
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We do look forward to a step-by-step process where we can see changes in North Korean behavior and where we can improve the relationship with North Korea,
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We'll see what they are prepared to address and draw our own conclusions about how they intend to proceed with this relationship.
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We'll be following up on this to confirm it and make sure that the office remains closed,
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We didn't think it was right, ... We didn't think that the American taxpayer, the Voice of America, should be broadcasting the voice of the Taliban.
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We didn't think it was right. We didn't think that the American taxpayer, the Voice of America, should be broadcasting the voice of the Taliban.
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We had a clear provocation across the green line by Hezbollah. And that kind of activity needs to be stopped and everybody with influence on that kind of activity needs to push to stop it,
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We heard that Castro fell. I guess you'd have to check with the Cubans to find out what's broken about Mr. Castro. We, obviously, have expressed our views about what's broken in Cuba.
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We're disappointed when we see ballistic missiles tests in this region. We think tests like this contribute to a charged atmosphere, make it harder to prevent a costly and destabilizing nuclear arms race.