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 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'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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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'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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We are looking to get a good agreement -- one that can stand the test of time.
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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 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.
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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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The idea that we were out to get the president of Venezuela is just plain wrong,
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They discussed the issues that are of concern to us.
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Each post will look at its security posture and reopen at an appropriate time.
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Reports being compiled paint a very disturbing picture of the events and the government of Uzbekistan's reaction to them,