Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Guyana

GUY
1999
Session 54
Bharrat Jagdeo

I am pleased to have this opportunity, the first since my assumption of the presidency of Guyana, to share with the Assembly some issues of interest and concern...

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Suriname

SUR
1978
Session 33
Henck A. E. Arron

70. I should like to express my great pleasure at having the opportunity once again to address this gathering of representatives of the members of our world co...

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Belgium

BEL
1975
Session 30
Mr. VAN ELSLANDE

91. Mr. President, Europe and in particular the member States of the European Economic Community feel deeply honored by your election to the presidency of the ...

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Colombia

COL
2010
Session 65
Juan Manuel Santos Calderon

With reverence and an immense sense of responsibility, I come to this historic forum for the first time to reiterate the commitment of my country and more th...

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Portugal

PRT
1996
Session 51
Jaime Gama

I should first like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election and to express our confidence in his capability to conduct the work o...

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Venezuela

VEN
1987
Session 42
Jaime Lusinghi

Mr. President, on behalf of the people and Government of Venezuela, I am pleased to convey to you my sincere congratulations on your election as President of t...

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Fiji

FJI
1980
Session 35
Bole

Mr. President, on behalf of the Government and people of Fiji, my delegation would like to join with other delegations that have already spoken in congratulati...

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Germany

DEU
2005
Session 60
Klaus Scharioth

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this historic sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I wish you every success. I...

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Yemen

YEM
1992
Session 47
Mr. AL-DALI

It is an honour for me to extend to you. Sir, my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the forty-seventh session of the General Assemb...

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Botswana

BWA
1998
Session 53
Festus Mogae

Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express great pleasure at seeing you preside over the work of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. We are c...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
2009
Session 64
Zeljko Komsic

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly today in my capacity as the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the very out...

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Singapore

SGP
1965
Session 20
Mr. ABU EAKB

1. My statement this afternoon will be quite short. I propose first of all to refer generally to the situation in South and South-East Asia, and in other pa...

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Guatemala

GTM
1975
Session 30
Mr. MOLINA ORANTES

68. The delegation of Guatemala wishes to congratulate the President and at the same time to express its pleasure on his well-deserved election to the lofty ...

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Gambia

GMB
1967
Session 22
Mr. N'JIE

170. Mr. President, I have great pleasure in adding my own and the Gambian delegation's warm and sincere congratulations to the numerous well-earned tributes wh...

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Australia

AUS
1951
Session 6
Mr. CASEY

I should like first to add my voice to yours, Mr. President, in a word of heart-felt thanks and gratitude to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Fra...

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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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Democratic People’s Republic

PRK
2001
Session 56
Li Hyong Chol

I congratulate you, Sir, once again on your election as President of the fifty- sixth session of the General Assembly. I also wish to express high appreciation...

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Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

COD
1971
Session 26
Mr. CARDOSO

181. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to associate myself with the speakers who preceded me in extending on behalf of the delegation of the Democrati...

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German Democratic Republic

DDR
1974
Session 29
Mr. Fischer

Mr. President, permit me to reiterate be fore this forum my congratulations to the Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria on his electi...

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Denmark

DNK
1955
Session 10
Mr. Christiansen

90. I feel convinced that everybody in this Assembly will understand that I, speaking as representative of the Danish delegation, feel impelled to express my si...

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