Speeches by Head of State

592 speeches found

Haiti

HTI
1968
Session 23
Mr. CHALMERS

1.Mr. President, allow me to extend to you, both on behalf of the Government of Haiti and on behalf of the delegation I have the honour of heading, our warmest ...

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France

FRA
1979
Session 34
FranSois-Poncet

The sole aim of our General Assembly is to serve peace, and yet session after session here we note the consequences of disaster. To us, as leaders, one year me...

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BEN

BEN
1973
Session 28

65. Mr. President, my feelings, as from this high rostrum I address you, our Secretary-General and the representatives gathered in this august Assembly, are no...

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Madagascar

MDG
1976
Session 31
Mr. Rakotomavq

It is an honor and a privilege for me to be able to speak for the first time before this Assembly. 50. In the name of the President, the Government and the peop...

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Guatemala

GTM
1983
Session 38
ANDRADE-DIAZ-DURAN

134. Allow me first, Sir, to express to you on behalf of the Guatemalan delegation, which I have the honour to lead, our warmest congratulations on your electi...

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Mali

MLI
1979
Session 34
Beye

My opening words must be addressed to the valiant people of Angola, whose great sufferings on this sad occasion we share. I refer to the untimely death of Pres...

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Netherlands

NLD
1976
Session 31
Mr. Van der Stoel

Mr. President, it is a privilege for me, on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, to congratulate you most warmly on your election as Pres...

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Upper Volta

BFA
1973
Session 28
Conombo

90. Mr. President, on behalf of my Government I have the great pleasure of addressing to you my warm congratulations on the occasion of your election to presi...

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Chad

TCD
1980
Session 35
Ramadan

The thirty-fifth session of the Assembly is being held at an extremely critical time in international relations when the relative peace which has prevailed amo...

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Burundi

BDI
1979
Session 34
Bagaza

A birth in a family is naturally a source of joy and of hope. Thus the people of Burundi share the legitimate pride of the people of Saint Lucia on their acces...

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Ethiopia

ETH
1984
Session 39
Wolde

On behalf of the Ethiopian delegation and on my own behalf, Sir, I should like to congratulate you on your unanimous election as President of the thirty-ninth ...

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Mali

MLI
1980
Session 35
Beye

After the signing of the Charter of the United Nations mankind thought the nightmare of the scourge of war had been for ever laid to rest. A new world was open...

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Ethiopia

ETH
1983
Session 38
WOLDE

49. At the very outset I congratulate Mr. Jorge Illueca on his well deserved election as president of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly and wi...

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GUATEMALA

GTM
1984
Session 39
ANDRADE-DIAZ-DURAN

May I first be allowed to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Guatemala, our warmest and most cordial congratulations on your election to the pr...

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Philippines

PHL
1971
Session 26
Mr. ROMULO

51. Mr. President, your unanimous election to the presidency of this august body, on which I congratulate you most sincerely on behalf of the Government and p...

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Haiti

HTI
1966
Session 21
Mr. CHALMERS

1. Mr. President, your almost unanimous election to the presidency of the present session of the United Nations General Assembly — a truly rare occurrence i...

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Tanzania

TZA
1973
Session 28
Malezela

20. Mr. President, allow me first of all to take this opportunity to join my colleagues who have preceded me in expressing the deep gratification we all share...

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Chad

TCD
1971
Session 26
Mr. HASSANE

1. Mr. President, I should like to join those who preceded me on this rostrum and begin my statement by addressing my very sincere congratulations to you, who...

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Somalia

SOM
1972
Session 27
Mr. Farah

Mr. President, my Foreign Secretary had hoped to have been able to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Somali Government, but, together with our Head ...

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Panama

PAN
1976
Session 31
Mr. Boyd

It is with genuine feeling that I return to this podium where I first came when I addressed the eleventh session of the General Assembly as Minister of Foreign ...

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