Speeches by Head of State

592 speeches found

Haiti

HTI
2019
Session 74
Mr. Bocchit Edmond

At the outset, I wish to convey the warmest congratulations of the President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Jovenel Moise, to Mr. Tijjani Muhammad...

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Congo

COG
2008
Session 63
Basile Ikouebe

My delegation welcomes your inspired election, Sir, to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session, which is being held at a particularly importan...

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Somalia

SOM
1974
Session 29
Mr. Mohamed Siad Barre

: It is for me a great honor and privilege to address this Assembly in my capacity both as current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity [OA U] and as h...

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Senegal

SEN
2004
Session 59
Mr. Abdoulaye Wade

The delegation of Senegal would like to congratulate you very warmly, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth session of the Genera...

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Brazil

BRA
2024
Session 79
Lula da Silva

Mr President of the General Assembly, Philemon Yang, I extend my greetings to Secretary-General António Guterres and to each Head of State and Government, as ...

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Kazakhstan

KAZ
2010
Session 65
Kanat Saudabayev

First of all, I would like to offer congratulations on the upcoming sixty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. For an individual person, 65 is an age whe...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
2024
Session 79
Julius Maada Bio

MR. PRESIDENT, 1. I congratulate Your Excellency Philemon Yang on your election as President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and ex...

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Cameroon

CMR
1961
Session 16
Mr. Muna

Since this is the first time that my delegation has spoken, I hope that Mr. Slim will allow me to associate myself, on behalf of my delegation, with the very w...

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Kazakhstan

KAZ
1998
Session 53
Kassymjomart Tokaev

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session and to assure you of the ...

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Fiji

FJI
2011
Session 66
Josaia V. Bainimarama

I bring warm greetings to all from the Government and people of Fiji. May I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his election to the presid...

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Brazil

BRA
2018
Session 73
Mr. Michael Temer

It is an honour for Brazil and it gives us great pleasure to officially open this general debate. I am pleased to greet the President of the General Assembly, M...

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Dominica

DMA
2009
Session 64
Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool

I begin by joining my colleague Heads of State in congratulating Mr. Ali Treki on his well-deserved election as the President of the General Assembly at its ...

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Botswana

BWA
2012
Session 67
Phandu T. C. Skelemani

Allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to join preceding speakers in expressing our felicitations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his assumption of the presidency of the ...

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Chad

TCD
2007
Session 62
Ahmad Allam-Mi

Please accept our warm congratulations, Sir, on your well- deserved election to the presidency of our Assembly. We are convinced that you possess all the nece...

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Morocco

MAR
2006
Session 61
Mr. Mohammed BENAISSA

Madam President, I would like at the outset to extend my sincere congratulations to you and the brother country of the Kingdom of Bahrain on your election as ...

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Tunisia

TUN
1966
Session 21
Mr. BOUKGUIBA Jr.

91. The Tunisian delegation has already had the opportunity, Mr. President, of offering you its congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-...

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Kazakhstan

KAZ
1999
Session 54
Kassymzhomart K. Tokaev

Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. We are confident that under ...

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Venezuela

VEN
1999
Session 54
Hugo Chavez

First, I wish to express my very great pleasure at speaking for the first time in this world forum as head of State and at greeting its members on behalf of the...

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Central African Republic

CAF
2005
Session 60
Jean-Paul Ngoupande

I should like first of all to express 13 heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, on your election to the presid...

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Gabon

GAB
2016
Session 71
Mr. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet

I would like to begin by conveying my warm congratulations to the President on his brilliant election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-f...

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