More - John Bolton Quotes

We don't think it meets the standards set by the secretary general.

John Bolton

 General

The Human Rights Commission is the aspect of governance reform that obviously is ripest and that we have been pressing hardest on and it reflects the almost universal belief that the Human Rights Commission's intergovernmental decision making machinery is broken beyond repair.

John Bolton

 Human Rights

We certainly obtained a number of priorities that we felt were very important -- on terrorism, on human rights, on management, ... There are things we didn't get. This is a negotiation among 191 countries.

John Bolton

 Human Rights

We certainly obtained a number of priorities that we felt were very important -- on terrorism, on human rights, on management. There are things we didn't get. This is a negotiation among 191 countries.

John Bolton

 Human Rights

Identifying those who failed to execute their responsibilities is a necessary part of the process. Prosecuting wrongdoers is equally necessary.

John Bolton

 

We did not have sufficient confidence in this text to be able to say that the Human Rights Council will be better than its predecessor.

John Bolton

 Confidence

We had a general discussion about the subject of the next secretary-general, which is part of our ongoing consultations among the five permanent members. But that's all really I can say.

John Bolton

 

Not so fast. We don't believe that the next secretary general belongs to any particular region.

John Bolton

 Believe

I'm confident that the Security Council under the charter has a responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.

John Bolton

 Peace

Our hope still would be to reach agreement tomorrow so the ministers in Berlin can focus on the future and the next steps (in the showdown with Tehran).

John Bolton

 Agreement