Speeches by Head of state

At a time when mankind is frantically searching for solutions to the problems of wars, disasters, hunger, poverty, violence and racism, it is indeed hearteni...

As this is my first time addressing the General Assembly as Head of State, I wish to sincerely congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election to the presidency o...

May I express my gratitude for the honour of representing for the first time, as Head of State, the independent country of Uzbekistan at the United Nations Gen...

I am happy to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly during the current session. I wish you every success in managing o...

I would like to deliver the following message on behalf of Mr. Patrice Talon, President, Head of State and Head of Government of the Republic of Benin. “At the ...

117. Mr. President, I should like to express to you the sincere congratulations of the delegation of Peru on your election to preside over our work during the ...

The Government and the people of Liberia extend profound sympathy to the Government and the people of Mexico on the devastating earthquake which caused the loss...

32. On behalf of the Republic of Seychelles, I wish to convey to Mr. Jorge Illueca our warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of the thirty-ei...

191. Before delivering my speech, 1 should like to express the condolences of my delegation to the delegation of Honduras on the occasion of the death this morn...

It Is a great honour for me and the entire Rwandese delegation to convey to the President our warm congratulations on his election to preside over the work of ...

91. The thirtieth session of the General Assembly is taking place when the curtain has just come down on important events which make our era stand out, and whic...

Allow me to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to the President on his assumption of his functions at this remarkable session of the United Nations G...

We come together for this annual meeting, bearing the enormous responsibility of exchanging ideas and making commitments to strengthen the intergovernmental pub...

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session on behalf of His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State of the Kingdom...

Mr. President, since I am speaking from this rostrum for the first time as the head of my country's delegation, permit me first of all to convey to you my warm ...

It is a great honour for me to address the Assembly on behalf of His Majesty 7 11-51197 King Mswati III, Head of State of the Kingdom of Swaziland. Hi...

It is an honour for me, as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to deliver my first speech to this Assembly. I wish to congratulate Mr. D’Escoto Brockm...

In this last quarter of the twentieth century, the world is beset by upheavals which bode no good. We are seeing a major deployment of arms, to such an exten...

I must first apologize for the absence of our head of Government, Mr. Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, who, due to his institutional agenda, is unable to attend the g...

1. Mr. President, I hardly need to emphasize the unanimity surrounding your election to preside over these meetings. Impartiality, competence, clear-sightedne...