Speeches by Chairman

1126 speeches found

Luxembourg

LUX
1999
Session 54
Lydie Polfer

I should like at the outset, Sir, warmly to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly, which marks the opening of the regular ...

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Chile

CHL
1993
Session 48
Mr. SILVA CIMMA

I am particularly pleased to congratulate Ambassador Insanally on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly, which does honour to the Group of Lat...

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China

CHN
1971
Session 26
Mr. CHOW

1. Mr. President, it is my pleasant duty, on behalf of my Government and delegation, as well as on my own behalf, to extend to you our most sincere felicitati...

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Indonesia

IDN
1970
Session 25
Mr. MALIK

101. On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, may I be permitted first of all to extend our most sincere congratulations to Ambassador Hambro on his election as ...

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Australia

AUS
2023
Session 78
Penelope Wong

We created this institution recognizing that while our interests as countries may differ, we have shared purpose as people, because we can only solve our bigges...

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Mozambique

MOZ
1990
Session 45
JOAQUIM ALBERTO CHISSANO

It is with pleasure and satisfaction that, on my own behalf and on behalf of my delegation, I congratulate his Excellency Mr. Guido de Marco on his unanimous e...

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Burma

MMR
1955
Session 10
Mr. Barrington

34. Almost exactly a year ago, in opening my statement in the general debate at the ninth session of the Assembly I said: “We meet... in the shadow of the hydro...

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Senegal

SEN
1993
Session 48
Mr. NIASSE

The General Assembly’s annual convening in New York is a world event which, each year, expresses the hope of nations and peoples to find common ground, through ...

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Iraq

IRQ
1996
Session 51
Mohammed Said Al-Sahaf

It gives me great pleasure to begin my statement by congratulating Mr. Razali Ismail on his election to the office of President of the General Assembly at its ...

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Ghana

GHA
2000
Session 55
James Victor Gbeho

On behalf of my delegation, Sir, I wish to congratulate you sincerely on your election as President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. This ses...

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Togo

TGO
1999
Session 54
Joseph Kokou Koffigoh

I am pleased to join those who spoke before me in expressing my warmest congratulations to the President on his election to lead this fifty-fourth session of th...

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Kenya

KEN
1964
Session 19
Mr. Murumbi

1. My delegation wishes to bring to you all warm greetings and best wishes from my President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. On behalf of the President, the people and the...

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Namibia

NAM
1993
Session 48
Mr. GURIRAB

On behalf of the Government and people of Namibia, I wish to extend our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the Government and friendly people of Indi...

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Uruguay

URY
1993
Session 48
Mr. ABREU

Mr. President, Uruguay wishes to express its satisfaction, and its trust in you, upon your election as President of the General Assembly and as a representative...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
1998
Session 53
Sama Banya

Permit me to offer, on behalf of President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and the Government and the people of Sierra Leone, our warm felicitations to Mr. Didier Ope...

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Guinea

GIN
1980
Session 35
Toure

Allow me to extend to you, Mr. President, the warmest congratulations of the delegation of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on the occasion of you...

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Denmark

DNK
1968
Session 23
Mr. HARTLING

134. I wish to congratulate the President on his election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-third session. Many distinguished representati...

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Macedonia

MKD
2000
Session 55
Aleksandar Dimitrov

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Holkeri on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. At the same time, I wou...

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USA

USA
1997
Session 52
Bill Clinton

Five years ago, when I first addressed this Assembly, the cold war had only just ended and the transition to a new era was beginning. Now, together, we are mak...

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Albania

ALB
1986
Session 41
Mr. MALILE

Mr. President, I should first of all like to convey to you the warm congratulations of the AlLanian delegation upon your assumption of the important post of the...

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