Independent State of Samoa

40 speeches

Samoa

WSM
2004
Session 59
Tuila’epa Sailele MALIELEGAOI

Samoa warmly congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election to steer the course of the Organization’s work at this critical time in its 59-year history. I k...

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Samoa

WSM
2003
Session 58
Sailele Malielegaoi

Samoa warmly welcomes the well-deserved election of Mr. Julian Hunte, given his leadership in his region and among our community of small States. Let me also p...

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Samoa

WSM
2002
Session 57
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. Our annual gatherings in this great Hall serve well to reaffirm our commitment ...

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Samoa

WSM
2001
Session 56
Tuilaepa Malielegaoi

Samoa is very pleased that we are meeting under the presidency of Mr. Han. On behalf of my Government, I extend warm congratulations to the President of the Ge...

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Samoa

WSM
1999
Session 54
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi

Mr. President, you assume the presidency at a historic moment and during the most challenging of times. Most warmly do we congratulate you. Samoa welcomes your ...

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Samoa

WSM
1998
Session 53
Tuiloma Neroni Slade

May I congratulate Mr. Opertti most warmly on his well-acclaimed election and express to him, on behalf of my Government, our full confidence and support for hi...

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Samoa

WSM
1996
Session 51
Tofilau Eti Alesana

Samoa congratulates you most warmly on your highly acclaimed election. It is a particular pleasure for me to express to you our full confidence in and support ...

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Samoa

WSM
1995
Session 50
Mr. Malielegaoi

I have to confess to my usual excitement and pleasure at addressing the General Assembly, exceptionally crowded and patient even at this late hour. Let me begin...

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Samoa

WSM
1993
Session 48
MR. TOFILAU ETI ALESANA

It is always an honour and a great pleasure to address the General Assembly. My first task, a happy one, is to congratulate you, Sir, most warmly on your electi...

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Western Sahara

WSM
1991
Session 46
ALESANA

May I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to your high post. Your long experience of international affairs and your diplomatic skills, which are ...

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Samoa

WSM
1990
Session 45
ALESAN

 Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to see you guiding our deliberation, during the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly. Malta is a country with...

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Western Samoa

WSM
1988
Session 43
TOFILAU ETI ALESANA

 Mr. President, it is my great pleasure to extend to you the congratulations of my government on your election to your high office. It is a recognition not onl...

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Western Samoa

WSM
1987
Session 42
VA'AI KOLONE

 I should like to congratulate you most sincerely. Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We are confident that you will guide our de...

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Samoa

WSM
1986
Session 41
Ms. MAIJALA

Mr. President, my delegation is reassured to know that this difficult forty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly is being steered by a statesman...

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Samoa

WSM
1985
Session 40
Mrs. Mauala

It gives the Samoan delegation the greatest satisfaction, Sir, to see a President of your stature presiding over this session, a session of very special signifi...

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Samoa

WSM
1983
Session 38
ALESANA

2. Mr. President, my delegation extends its congratulations to you on your election to your high office. We feel sure that under your guidance the burdens of ...

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Samoa

WSM
1981
Session 36
Mr. TOMA

Mr. President, my delegation is pleased indeed to see someone of your unquestioned competence and wide experience in the President's chair, and we are confident...

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Samoa

WSM
1979
Session 34
Eikeni

Mr. President, your accomplishments are well known to the world body, and your personal competence as a diplomat has been so amply demonstrated that there is n...

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Samoa

WSM
1978
Session 33
Phillips

 3. Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election as President of the thirty-third session of the General Assembly. The confidence this Assembly ...

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Samoa

WSM
1977
Session 32
Tupuola EFI

1. First I must extend to you, Sir, the warm wishes and congratulations of Samoa, my delegation and myself on your Installation as President of the thirty-seco...

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