Richard Boucher Security Quotations

Our view is that it should be referred to the U.N. Security Council. That's where we think the next steps are.

We have worked closely with Mexican authorities to take the appropriate steps to ensure the safety and the security of U.S. citizens in Mexico,

we do feel that it's important to tell Americans about the security situation near the border.

whether or not he violated the Department of State security standards.

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.

And we do know that it doesn't bring security for Lebanese.

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.

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.

Syria maintains a sizable presence of military and intelligence officials in Lebanon in contravention of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559,

The Israelis need to understand that incursions like this will not solve the security problems. They only make matters worse. As a consequence, we believe the Israelis should withdraw their forces from this area.

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,

Each post will look at its security posture and reopen at an appropriate time.

we felt that there were indeed concerns ... our posts in the region, and this region including Yemen, have been on a high state of alert for a long time since the Africa bombings,and in connection with recent events we have asked posts to look very closely at their security procedures.