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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They're free to say what they want when they're no longer in government. So we expect people to have views and express their views.
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Events during the last year again demonstrated the crucial role the press plays to advance the struggle for freedom,
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It may take a few months, maybe a year (to begin implementation).
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Our concern in this kind of case would be for the safety and the welfare for the people on board the vessel,
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continue to monitor the way the U.S. weaponry is used.
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Experience has shown that the commission works best when the U.S. is a full, voting member,
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Everybody is aware that we almost came to an end without an agreement the other night, ... It's not jovial. It's not acrimonious. I think a serious mood is the best way to describe it.
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The issue now is not whether the United States provides a piece of paper,
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Syria maintains a sizable presence of military and intelligence officials in Lebanon in contravention of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559,
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All the cars were lined up. The bags were packed. People were ready to go. At any moment we could have gotten in the motorcade and departed. This was real.
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In some ways, you could say he's assisting Ambassador Burns, and Burns has the overall context of achieving those steps of ending the violence and working on the timelines for confidence-building measures and getting back to peace talks,
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Clearly, the continuation of the fighting creates concerns and complicates that. So alongside the movement toward deployment has been an effort to try to get the parties to abide by the cease-fire.
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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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noted that President Bush has consistently pursued a diplomatic approach, despite North Korean threats and steps in the wrong direction.