Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Poland

POL
1992
Session 47
Mr. SKUBISZEWSKI

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. I wish you every success in carrying...

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Central African Republic

CAF
1993
Session 48
Mr. Bassia

The direction that international relations have taken today, although to some extent decided upon by States, reflects, none the less, the limited ability of Sta...

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United Republic of Tanzania

TZA
1965
Session 20
Mr. SWAI

52. We are sorry to note that the President is still indisposed. However, it is a great pleasure for me, in taking the floor at this time, to offer to the P...

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Nigeria

NGA
1974
Session 29
Mr. Arikpo

On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Your election ...

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Nepal

NPL
1967
Session 22
Mr. BISTA

41. I bring a message of felicitations and good wishes from my august Sovereign, King Mahendra, for the success of the twenty-second session of the General Asse...

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Australia

AUS
2000
Session 55
Alexander Downer

I join my colleagues in congratulating the President on his election as President of the General Assembly for its fifty-fifth session and you, Madam Vice-Presid...

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Sao Tome and Principe

STP
2009
Session 64
Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes

Before anything else, allow me to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Ali Treki of Libya, a country with which we maintain excellent relations of brotherhood, f...

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Uzbekistan

UZB
2003
Session 58
Sodiq Safoev

I should like first of all to join earlier speakers in congratulating you, Sir, The Honourable Julian Robert Hunte, Minister for External Affairs, Internationa...

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Syrian Arab Republic

SYR
1985
Session 40
Mr. Al-Shara

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the fortieth session of the General Assembly. This session has acquir...

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Czech Republic

CZE
2018
Session 73
Mr. Jan Hamáček

Despite all our efforts, 100 years after the end of the First World War we find ourselves in a world in which lasting peace has not yet been universally secure...

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Iraq

IRQ
1972
Session 27
Mr. Abdul-Baqi

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to convey to you our most sincere congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-seventh session of the G...

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Kazakhstan

KAZ
2013
Session 68
Erlan Idrissov

On behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I should like first to congratulate His Excellency Mr. John Ashe on his election as the President of the General Ass...

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Kazakhstan

KAZ
2004
Session 59
Mr. Kassymzhomart TOKAEV

First of all, Sir, let me add my voice to the congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth sessio...

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Kenya

KEN
2000
Session 55
Bonaya Adhi Godana

Let me begin by congratulating the President on behalf of my delegation on his unanimous election to lead the fifty-fifth regular session of the General Assembl...

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Sudan

SDN
2022
Session 77
Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan

I am delighted to sincerely congratulate President Csaba Korosi on his election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session and to wish him ever...

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United States

USA
1969
Session 24
Mr. RICHARD M. NIXON

43. Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, distinguished Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers and representatives — my fellow citizens of the world community....

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Nigeria

NGA
1969
Session 24
Mr. ARIKPO

119. Madam President, I offer you the spontaneous felicitations of the Nigerian delegation on your richly deserved elevation to the Presidency of this Assembly....

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Federated States of Micronesia

FSM
2019
Session 74
Mr. David Panuelo

I would like to congratulate the President, Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria, on his election to lead the General Assembly at this session. I also thank Se...

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USA

USA
2022
Session 77
Joseph R. Biden, Jr

In the past year, our world experienced great upheaval: a growing crisis in food insecurity; record heat, floods and droughts; the coronavirus disease (COVID-19...

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Belarus

BLR
2001
Session 56
Mikhail M. Khvostov

The delegation of Belarus would like to express its deepest sympathy to the families of the victims of the plane crash that occurred this morning in New York, ...

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