Speeches by Chief Executive

53 speeches found

Canada

CAN
1960
Session 15
Mr. DIEFENBAKER

First, Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election. I know that the General Assembly will benefit greatly from your wisdom, experience and indepe...

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Ceylon

LKA
1967
Session 22
Mr. AMERASINGHE

36.Mr. President, it is deeply gratifying to the Government and people of Ceylon that you should be occupying the Chair at the twenty-second session of the Gene...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1997
Session 52
Lakshman Kadirgamar

May I begin, Sir, by extending to you our warm felicitations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Your long association with the United ...

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Panama

PAN
1984
Session 39
DuRAN

Mr. President, your election to the Chair at this thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly represents just recognition by the international community of yo...

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Costa Rica

CRI
2017
Session 72
Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera

Costa Rica congratulates the President on his election and welcomes the priorities that he has established for his tenure. I would like to reiterate my country’...

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Ceylon

LKA
1956
Session 11
Mr. BANDARANAIKE

As Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs of my country, I am indeed very pleased to have the opportunity of attending this, my first session of the G...

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United Kingdom

GBR
1961
Session 16
Lord Home

): I should like to say at the outset what a pleasure it is for me and my delegation to sit here under the Presidency of Mr. Mongi Slim. He and his country hav...

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Thailand

THA
1966
Session 21
Mr. ICHOMAN

21. Mr. President, speaking as one Asian to another, I extend to you the warm congratulations of my delegation and my personal congratulations. I should lik...

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Mexico

MEX
1978
Session 33
Roel

 90. I have the honour to address this thirty-third session of the General Assembly. Our general debate provides us with the opportunit...

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Federation of Malaya

MYS
1962
Session 17
Dato' ISMAIL

Mr. President, it is my honour and privilege to extend to you on behalf of the delegation of the Federation of Malaya our sincere congratulations on your well-d...

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Ethiopia

ETH
1966
Session 21
Mr. YIFRU

1. Mr. President, allow me, first of all, to reiterate on behalf of the Ethiopian delegation my warmest congratulations on your unanimous election to the Pr...

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Cameroon

CMR
1966
Session 21
M. BINDZI

66. First of all, Mr. President, I should like to offer you, on behalf of the delegation of Cameroon, my warmest congratulations on your brilliant election as P...

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India

IND
1961
Session 16
Mr. Krishna Menon

Though rather late in the proceedings, my delegation yields to none in the congratulations it would like to offer to Mr. Slim on his election to the presidency ...

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