Speeches by Head of State

As the first female head of State in the history of my country, I would like to address this Assembly by speaking first on the issue of human rights. Members...

I extend my greetings to the President of the General Assembly, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, whom I wish to recognize as the first Latin American woman t...

I come before this parliament of humankind to present my final report as a Head of State who believes in interdependence and for whom sovereignty is not a clos...

It is not without some emotion that I appear before this Assembly both as Head of State of Burkina Faso and current Chairman of the Organization of African Unit...

I have the honour to bring the Assembly warm greetings of yokwe on behalf of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In its best moments, the United Nations has ...

I thank you, sir, for the opportunity to address the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh general debate. Let me start by congratulating Mr. Vuk Jeremić and t...

The delegation of the Niger — which I have the honour to lead and which brings the message of His Excellency Mamadou Tandja, President of the Republic — is m...

It gives me great pleasure to see an eminent son of Guyana guiding this forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. Sri Lanka and Guyana have a long tradition...

It is a great pleasure for me to extend to ambassador Choudiury of Bangladesh, on behalf of the delegation of Mali, our warmest congratulations on his unanimou...

I greet you, Mr. President, and pay tribute to the Republic of Korea, which offers the world an example of dedication to the cause of peace and development. I ...

First, on behalf of our delegation, I warmly congratulate the President on her election to preside over this session, which encourages the Government of Togo...

The Dominican Republic was among the countries that founded the United Nations. But this is only the third time, in 51 years, that its Head of State has come t...

156. Twenty years ago, Africa rose above the emotion and tensions inherent in post-independence periods to present itself united to the rest of the world and ...

On behalf of the Peruvian people, we warmly congratulate Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly. I am convinced that his broad di...

At the outset, on behalf of the Guinean delegation, which I have the honour of leading, I would like to pass on to the President, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, S...

Mr. Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, President of the Republic, Head of State and Head of Government of the Republic of Benin, who was unable to travel to New ...

It is a source of great satisfaction to be here to represent my people, my homeland, Bolivia, and especially the indigenous movement. After more than 500 yea...

We, the Togolese people, are profoundly and sincerely attached to peace and the union of our countrymen; for we know that we are not alone in the world and that...

Allow me, Sir, to convey to you on behalf of the people and Government of Chad, our heartfelt congratulations on your unanimous election to preside over the for...

 The hope placed in the United Nations, which for a time had given way to indifference and mistrust, if not scorn, is being reborn. There is a new course in in...