Speeches by President

Mr. President, I have already had the pleasure of expressing the warmest congratulations of the Turkish delegation on your election to this high office. May I r...

I wish to join others in congratulating you, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. Please be assured of my...

I have the honour to address the General Assembly for the first time as President of the Republic of South Africa. It is nearly a quarter of a century since the...

It is my pleasure to congratulate you upon your election as President of the General Assembly during its historic sixtieth session. I am fully confident that yo...

 1. Mr. President, I wish to offer you the sincere congratulations of my delegation on your unanimous election to the presidency of our Assembly. Your elec...

Sir, I have the honor to congratulate you on your election to the high and responsible position of President of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly...

I sincerely greet all gathered here and offer congratulations on the opening of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I congratulate His Excellen...

I am honoured to address this body. I do so at a time when the world continues to face multiple challenges, foremost of which for small island developing Sta...

It is an honour to address the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. I bring warm greetings and good wishes from our President, His Excellency Mr. Moh...

138. Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Chile, I have the honor to offer you our warmest congratulations on your election to preside over the twenty-...

Mr. President, the Tunisian delegation sincerely rejoices at your election to head this session of the United Nations General Assembly. The tribute thus paid, t...

Mr. President, first of all permit me to extend to you the most heartfelt congratulations of the Austrian, delegation. We are, together with all the other deleg...

At the outset, let me congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his outstanding election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. I wish to...

It is a special pleasure for me to address the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. Allow me to congratulate the Assembly President on his election t...

On behalf of the Government and the people of Lesotho, I extend our most sincere congratulations to President Shahid on his election to preside over the General...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, I congratulate the President of the 75th session of the General Assembly, Mr....

 75. As I address this Assembly of the Organization in which mankind has placed its highest hopes for the 12 See Official Records of the General...

May I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the President for his unanimous election as President of the fifty-eighth session of the United Nations General As...

97. The twenty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly has opened and is pursuing its work at an especially difficult moment in the development of ...

I would like to join the distinguished speakers who preceded me on this rostrum in paying solemn tribute to the memory of the late Secretary-General and to the ...