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 strongly condemn the rebel group ... for endangering the civilian population and ... making it difficult, if not impossible, for aid workers.
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We're not going to provide any quid pro quos for North Korea to live up to its existing obligations.
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There is no logic to supporting the King. He has done a travesty to democracy.
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Until we know what they're dealing with, we don't know what it may cause, ... there are certain things which quite clearly would cause serious concern to the United States.
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Until we find out from the Chinese if they've been able to arrange anything, we won't know exactly when that might take place.
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We have no intention of sitting down and bargaining again (with North Korea).
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We want our airplane back, and we're going to make that point, and we would expect to get a response.
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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'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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whether or not he violated the Department of State security standards.
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We've always opposed unilateral attempts to try to decide these issues. And that position hasn't changed.
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We've always made clear that we felt that Somalia and the situation that existed there made it a potential haven for terrorists.
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funds for family planning and reproductive health will be spent through U.S. Agency for International Development programs and not through the U.N. Population Fund.
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from the U.S. point of view, the broader picture is to stop the proliferation activity and to help the international community get at the networks that have been involved.