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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whether or not he violated the Department of State security standards.
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We reject any criticism, any allegations that our human rights efforts have diminished.
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We support the emergence of China in the region and on the world stage in many areas, as it's doing, ... we also expect China to play by the rules, to adopt the various standards of conduct that other responsible international players use.
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The purpose of these talks is to get started,
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There is, again, credible information about a threat to the embassy compound.
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We find it very interesting and useful to talk to somebody with firsthand experience. Obviously, it helps our thinking.
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What this does is it brings a common view, a unified message, a unified position of the United States and Europe,
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We're ready to talk to the Chinese whenever they are ready.
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Ultimately, the question remains: Are they (the Iranians) making commitments and are they carrying out commitments? ... This needs to be promises made and promises implemented.
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Verification and transparency are going to be very, very important to us. We're looking for compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency rules and safeguards in that respect.
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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 have no intention of sitting down and bargaining again (with North Korea).
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We've seen some positive steps so far. And we also believe that, as the Palestinians continue to take serious steps against the violence, that the Israelis, in fact, should take steps to ease the restrictions on the Palestinians.
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We have plenty of warnings for American citizens around the world, and it's just advice to people to tell them what to expect. And governments do that because they have an obligation to their own citizens.