Speeches by Head of State

592 speeches found

Georgia

GEO
1999
Session 54
Eduard Shevardnadze

I have stood upon this platform on many occasions, and I well remember every speech I have given here since 1985. This is perhaps because, first, I cannot conce...

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Republic of Poland

POL
2020
Session 75
Mr. Andrzej Duda

Distinguished Mr. President, Excellencies, Esteemed Delegates, I congratulate Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly on his...

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Iran

IRN
1967
Session 22
Mr. ZAHEDI

132. Mr. President, on behalf of the people and the Government of Iran, may I extend to you our most heartfelt congratulations on your election as President of ...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
2003
Session 58
Dragan Cović

It is my great pleasure and honour to address the General Assembly at its fifty- eighth session. At the outset, allow me, Sir, to extend my sincere congratulat...

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Senegal

SEN
2000
Session 55
Tidiane Gadio

The General Assembly has unanimously chosen you, Sir, to guide our debates. This is a tribute both to your qualities as a diplomat and statesman and to your co...

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Swaziland

SWZ
2016
Session 71
Mr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini

I bring warm and fraternal greetings from His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State and iNgwenyama of the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Queen Mother Indlovukati and...

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Sao Tome and Principe

STP
2017
Session 72
Mr. Evaristo do Espirito Santo Carvalho

It is a great honour and joy for me to speak before the General Assembly for the first time as Head of State of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe...

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Turkmenistan

TKM
2004
Session 59
Mr. Rashid MEREDOV

I should like at the outset to express my sincere gratitude for the honour to speak from this rostrum and to convey, on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan,...

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Liberia

LBR
2008
Session 63
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

I am honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Government and the people of Liberia, the second time I am doing so since I assumed office in ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

COD
2016
Session 71
Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo

I take the floor on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whom I am honoured to represent. It i...

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Japan

JPN
2008
Session 63
Taro Aso

It is my great honour to stand here as the new Japanese Prime Minister — brand new, really, as I was designated by the National Diet yesterday. First, I w...

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Guinea-Bissau

GNB
2006
Session 61
Mr. Antonio Isaac MONTEIRO

The sixty-first session of the General Assembly has begun its work in quite a disturbing context. We note the persistence of certain conflicts and the emerge...

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Cote d'Ivoire

CIV
2004
Session 59
Mr. Mamadou BAMBA

Allow me to convey to you, Sir, on behalf of the head of State, the Prime Minister and the Government and people of Côte d’Ivoire, my sincere congratulations on...

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Niger

NER
2021
Session 76
Hassoumi Massaoudou

At the outset, allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly at its seventy- sixth session on his election and my wishe...

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Guinea-Bissau

GNB
2009
Session 64
Carlos Gomes Junior

My first words are to congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Aware of h...

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El Salvador

SLV
2013
Session 68
Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena

It is an honour to join other speakers in addressing the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. This year the Assembly has as its theme “The post-2015...

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Colombia

COL
1986
Session 41
Mr. BARCO VARGAS

First of all, I wish to convey my greetings and congratulations to you. Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Your vast experience an...

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Portugal

PRT
2011
Session 66
Pedro Passos Coelho

I am taking the floor for the first time, and I would like to reiterate our thanks to the President for his dynamism and stress the importance of the role of...

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Grenada

GRD
2009
Session 64
Peter David

I am honoured, Sir, to add Grenada’s voice to the many warm congratulations offered you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fo...

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Republic of Chad

TCD
2020
Session 75
Mr. Amine Abba Sidick

Mr. President; Ladies and gentlemen Heads of State and delegations; Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations; Ladies and Gentlemen, The Field Marshal of Chad...

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