Richard Boucher Government Quotations

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

Reports being compiled paint a very disturbing picture of the events and the government of Uzbekistan's reaction to them,

Reconstruction work is not possible while the fighting is going on or while the insurgents have been in charge of the town. But once it's back in government hands, we'll be able to get on with these projects very quickly.

We are operating within a U.N. mandate, and we intend to do as much as we can and look for other ways to provide support for the Macedonian government well within that mandate,

We call upon the government to disavow the statements made by the military to ensure that elections are free and fair.

a Libyan government operation from start to finish.

the United States will respect decisions of the sovereign Iraqi government regarding the presence of the multinational force.

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.

Its charter says that they should explain U.S. government policy and present responsible discussion about it. We don't consider Mullah Omar to be responsible discussion.

Carrying the interview would be confusing to the millions of listeners to what is essentially a U.S. government broadcast, paid for by the U.S. government.

And, as I said, this has been something the whole U.S. government has worked on.