Richard Boucher People Quotations

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.

But we don't meet with terrorists. We don't meet with people who are involved in violence or fomenting violence.

groups that perpetrated violence so widely and broadly against the Haitian people in recent weeks.

He says it doesn't matter if people are socialist -- we're going to fight together with them to destroy everything that we can.

Our belief is in democracy. The Hong Kong people and the Hong Kong government need to start addressing this issue.

We've made clear that we would like to see all these people released and able to return home.

We know that the people we've talked to are committed to a conference that's as large as practical, and one that takes place as soon as possible.

We congratulate the people of Yugoslavia on their commitment to democracy.

There are airplanes flying with relief supplies. There are airplanes flying to do the reconnaissance. There is rice being delivered. There is water being delivered. There are ships under steam and there are people on the ground.

We'll have to work out mechanisms in the agreement -- work out a framework in the resolution or some other mechanism, ... So that these states are allowed to continue to do what they need to do vis-a-vis their trade with Iraq, and particularly in civilian goods for the people of Iraq.

We certainly hope that with all those things in place and the new attitude being expressed in Ukraine, as well as the new attention that's being focused by the whole world on Ukraine, that this round can truly reflect what the Ukrainian people want, and that the results will reflect what the Ukrainian people decide.

The situation in Cuba is of our primary concern. The situation of Mr. Castro is of little concern to us, but, unfortunately, of enormous importance to the people of Cuba, who have suffered very long under his rule. And we think that the kind of rule that Cuba has had should be ended.

Our concern in this kind of case would be for the safety and the welfare for the people on board the vessel,

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.

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.

They report that the conditions of detention are fine and that the people are in good health.

They're free to say what they want when they're no longer in government. So we expect people to have views and express their views.

It's incumbent upon the Taliban to treat these people safely and fairly and to let us see after their welfare,

The issue is Iraqi compliance with a series of U.N. resolutions that specify that they won't develop weapons of mass destruction, that they'll destroy what they had, and in a variety of other ways that they're not going to threaten their own people and cause danger to the region again.

In order for such discussions to take place, however, a climate of trust must be created through sincere efforts to end the violence and, of course, taking the wishes of the Kashmiri people into account,

I'd have to say these people who we're sending out will conduct assessments, provide advice, help people get organized,

I'd note in the text, once again, these people threaten just about everybody.

The Commission on Human Rights has a serious responsibility to support people who have been deprived of their fundamental freedoms. When the commission fails to examine certain human rights situations, it sends the wrong signal to those struggling daily to fight for freedom.

All the cars were lined up. The bags were packed. People were ready to go. At any moment we could have gotten in the motorcade and departed. This was real.

All the cars were lined up. The bags were packed. People were ready to go, ... At any moment we could have gotten in the motorcade and departed. This was real.