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Mr. Boucher announced the completion of the removal of approximately 2,350 people from Iraq in 14 flights. He also announced the reduction in manpower of the Task Force on Kuwait following t…

Mr. Boucher answered questions regarding the Persian Gulf Crisis. He made brief remarks about the most recent events in the Persian Gulf and then updated the press corps about the Americans …

Mr. Boucher announced the departure of European and American citizens from Iraq, including 83 Americans held as “human shields,” on December 11, 1990. He also announced the failure of the U.…

Mr. Boucher detailed the evacuation of American citizens from Iraq. The number of American citizens leaving Iraq over the preceding two days was estimated at 268, while 509 American citizens…

Mr. Boucher took questions from reporters on a variety of topics including events in the Persian Gulf and American hostages in Kuwait and Iraq.

Mr. Boucher updated the events in the Persian Gulf and also events in South and Central America.

State Department representative, Richard A. Boucher, spoke with reporters about the U.S. troop buildup in Saudi Arabia and the plans for President George H. W. Bush to travel to Europe and t…

Richard Boucher answered reporters' questions on issues related to the status of hostages in Kuwait and Iraq and Secretary of State Baker’s recent trip to the Middle East. Mr. Boucher explai…

Mr. Boucher briefed reporters and answered questions concerning hostages in the Persian Gulf, Mozambique peace talks, and Israeli rejection of the United Nations call for a conference for pr…

The diplomatic press corps questioned Mr. Boucher over the release of the French hostages in Iraq and the freeing of seventeen Americans known to be ill. Mr. Boucher announced that nine form…

Richard Boucher, state department spokesperson, answered reporters questions about the current situation in Iraq and Kuwait. Discussion specifically centered around the recent “round-up” of …

State Department spokesman, Richard Boucher, fielded questions from the diplomatic press corps concerning the latest events in the Persian Gulf meeting. Specifically, he discussed the state …

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher spoke of the efforts to evacuate the foreign citizens in Iraq and Kuwait, along with the Iraqi raids on embassies and embassy residences in Kuwait.

Richard Boucher, State Department, Spokesperson, took reporters questions about Western hostages held in Kuwait and Iraq and the diplomatic efforts being made to secure their release. He als…

Mr. Boucher announced that male U.S. citizens born in Arab countries were being allowed to leave Iraq and Kuwait. He then took questions on the current situation in the Persian Gulf, includi…

Mr. Boucher announced the departure of more than 200 Western citizens from Iraq and Kuwait today. Many of these are American dependents of men being detained by Iraq.

Nicholas Ricciuti discussed the Consular Task Force’s responsibilities. He explained how the task force was keeping in touch with Americans in the United States concerned with relatives in K…

Richard A. Boucher spoke at a daily news briefing at the State Department about the situation in the Middle East and the displaced persons on the Jordanian-Iraqi border. He also responded to…

Mr. Boucher discussed the events in the Middle East. He focused on the status of Americans being held in the area and the deadline for closing the foreign embassies in the Kuwait.

State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher answered questions about the situation in the Middle East including the situation of Americans and other foreigners in Iraq and Kuwait.