20 Quotes by Thomas Pickering

There is no plan, and there is no proposal, and there is no idea of committing American forces in Colombia to do anything but ... providing training.

We believe we have developed a relationship with Russia that can sustain controversy, differences and difficulties, however sharp they may become,

We know foreign governments want our technology. We know they will go to all lengths to get it, ... It is incumbent upon us to have the best security practices, constantly to review them, learn the lessons from the past and make sure that it doesn't happen again.

We've urged the Pakistanis to take the statesman-like course, the wise course, and the restraint course.

further productive discussions with China in the mutual interests of the two countries.

I don't think we received an eviction notice, and I don't think it's come to that point yet,

there are no signs of stress in the financial sector.

It is not hard to conclude that no military solution seems possible despite the fact that the war seesaws, and one side gains or loses, ... It does seem rational --and sometimes rationality doesn't inform all of these judgments -- that the two sides should negotiate together.

Over the years, we've taken steps to improve and build better embassies and to secure them. We continue to do that on a regular basis. Every one of our embassies as a matter of record each year has to review their security system and many do more frequently. We get 30,000 threats each year and we take those seriously and they often require reviews of embassy security, ... Late Edition.