Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Germany

DEU
1998
Session 53
Klaus Kinkel

I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election. I wish you good fortune and all of us a successful session. I should also like to thank Ambassador Udovenko...

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Angola

AGO
1981
Session 36
Mr JORGE

Mr. President, your election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly represents recognition of your unquestioned qualities as a ve...

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Japan

JPN
1970
Session 25
Mr. AICHI

53. Mr. President, on behalf of the Japanese delegation, I wish to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on your election to the Presidency of the twenty-f...

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Austria

AUT
2002
Session 57
Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Let me begin by welcoming Switzerland, our western neighbour, as a full member of the United Nations and her first participation in the General Assembly after ...

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Mauritania

MRT
1978
Session 33
Ould Mohamed Laghdaf

1. Mr. President, I cannot begin my statement without first extending to you the warm congratulations of the Mauritanian delegation on your election at, Presid...

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Guinea

GIN
2004
Session 59
Mr. Mamady CONDÉ

My first words are to congratulate you, Sir, on your election and to tell you how gratified the delegation I have the honour to lead is, seeing you preside over...

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Qatar

QAT
2003
Session 58
Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al-Thani

It gives me great pleasure to extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Ass...

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Lithuania

LTU
1997
Session 52
Algirdas Saudargas

Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to your honourable post. You may count on our full support and dedication to your goals. You, Si...

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
1986
Session 41
Mr. PETERS

On behalf of the Government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, I extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Choudhury on his unanimous and well-d...

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Kuwait

KWT
2021
Session 76
Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah

It is my pleasure at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the friendly Republic of Maldives on your election as President of the General Assembly ...

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Jordan

JOR
2002
Session 57
Marwan Muasher

I wish at the outset to extend to you, Sir, and to your friendly country, the Czech Republic, warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the Ge...

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Philippines

PHL
1951
Session 6
General ROMULO

Every session of the General Assembly since 1946 has been described as a crucial one. This perhaps proves nothing except that the United Nations since its birth...

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Algeria

DZA
1992
Session 47
Mr BRAHIMI

Your election to the presidency of the General Assembly, Sir, is a tribute to you and to your country, friendly Bulgaria, which has risen to the challenges of...

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United Kingdom

GBR
1954
Session 9
Mr. LLOYD

Unfortunately, I was not able to be present when the election for the office of President of the General Assembly took place. I should like, therefore, to take ...

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El Salvador

SLV
2002
Session 57
Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila

Allow me to express, on behalf of the people and the Government of El Salvador, our most sincere congratulations to the President on being elected to conduct t...

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Republic of Korea

KOR
2007
Session 62
Song Min-soon

I should like first to offer my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. Kerim, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second s...

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Uganda

UGA
1968
Session 23
Mr. ODAKA

23. I want to start by congratulating the distinguished Foreign Minister of Guatemala on being elected President of the General Assembly and its twenty-third se...

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United States of America

USA
1946
Session 1
Mr. Austin

At the outset of what I have to say to the General Assembly I must refer briefly to the speech made yesterday by the representative of the Union of Soviet Socia...

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Egypt

EGY
2012
Session 67
Mohamed Morsy

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić and his friendly country on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its current ...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
1999
Session 54
Robert Mugabe

Mr. President, I wish to express my warm congratulations to you upon your election to the presidency of this fifty-fourth session of the United Nations General ...

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