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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The worldwide caution we put out on June 22 does indicate that posts may temporarily suspend operations or close to the public in response to threat information, security concerns or simply to review security postures.
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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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Each post will look at its security posture and reopen at an appropriate time.
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Anyone with information on this attack is encouraged to contact local law enforcement, the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, the nearest FBI office or the Diplomatic Security Service immediately,
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People at posts were looking forward to having their families back with them, and at that time we operated on the best security information we had.
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At a time when Iraq continues to defy the U.N. sanctions regime ... France, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, has allowed a flight to Iraq in blatant violation of U.N. sanctions resolutions.
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Our view is that it should be referred to the U.N. Security Council. That's where we think the next steps are.
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The goal here is not to put someone on or off the hook ... stop exports of missiles. That's what really matters and that's what we have achieved.
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It remains important for North Korea to disclose their activity and to work with others on what we have all agreed on, which is the denuclearization of the peninsula,
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little pieces being picked out of a larger context.
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I think they're different. Let's leave it at that.
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The United States regrets the resignation of David Trimble.
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There were people who argued, well, these two ideologies are too different, they'll never get together. The secretary made clear that we thought they were bound by a common hatred. That is what brought them together, ... I think that's really what you have bin Laden confirming today in this tape.
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It continues to be very hard, and we continue to try to move forward. We might reach a deal, we might not.