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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immediate, credible steps to end terror and violence.
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The steps that need to be taken now are steps by Chairman Arafat to stop the violence,
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I wouldn't describe it a fait accompli ... We look to keep making progress on the issues of concern to us, and want to make sure that any further steps are part of that progress.
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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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noted that President Bush has consistently pursued a diplomatic approach, despite North Korean threats and steps in the wrong direction.
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I can't program every step of the way of what would, we would hope, be a coordinated series of steps. But the intention is to go to the next round of talks and to begin addressing these issues in a way that's appropriate for the beginning of the process.
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Nevertheless, we see this as an absolutely necessary step toward decreasing tensions in Asia.
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Our goal in sponsoring this resolution is to encourage China to take positive, concrete steps to meet its international obligations, to protect human rights, and fundamental freedoms of the Chinese people.
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There's no question that the requirement is on Arafat right now to take strong and irreversible action, ... reviewing what our policy, what the next steps ought to be.
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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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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.