Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Belgium

BEL
1988
Session 43
Mr. TINDEMANS

 I wish first to offer you, Sir, the most sincere congratulations of Belgium on your election to the presidency of the forty-third session of the General Assem...

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Kenya

KEN
1980
Session 35
Ouko

Mr. President, I congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly. This recognition of your qualities of leadership and your demonstrated...

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Mali

MLI
1976
Session 31
Mr. Cissokho

With the Assembly's permission, my delegation would like to discharge what to us is an especially important duty. I hope it will not embarrass Mr. Amerasingihe ...

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Andorra

AND
2002
Session 57
Juli Minoves-Triquell

First of all, may I congratulate President Jan Kavan, well known for his expertise in human rights, on his election to preside over this General Assembly. My c...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1968
Session 23
Mr. PLESKOT

99. Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on behalf of the Czechoslovak delegation, on your election to the Presidency of the General Assembl...

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Montenegro

MNE
2018
Session 73
Mr. Duško Marković

It is my pleasure to address the General Assembly on behalf of Montenegro, one of the youngest members of the United Nations, which, since the restoration of i...

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Marshall Islands

MHL
2023
Session 78
David Kabua

Let us bow our heads together and beseech God Almighty to let His peace and mercy descend on us all and on our fragile home — the planet. I extend to all the wa...

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Republic of Kenya

KEN
2019
Session 74
Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta

I am indeed delighted to participate in the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I take this opportunity to congratulate the President of the General...

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Jamaica

JAM
1976
Session 31
Mr. Thompson

On behalf of my delegation and my Government, I wish to extend warm congratulations to Mr. Amerasinghe on his election as President of the thirty-first session ...

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Papua New Guinea

PNG
2022
Session 77
Janies Marape

It is my honour and privilege to once again join and address the General Assembly. On behalf of my Government and my people, I congratulate the President of the...

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Israel

ISR
1980
Session 35
Shamir

Mr. President, at the outset I should like to express to you our congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the thirty-fifth session o...

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Mozambique

MOZ
2002
Session 57
Leonardo Santos Simão

I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating Mr. Jan Kavan on his election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We are conf...

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United Kingdom

GBR
1964
Session 19
Lord Caradon

1. Over nearly two decades the United Nations has increasingly become the centre and the stage of international diplomatic activity, and it has been customary i...

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Japan

JPN
1967
Session 22
Mr. MIKI

27. Mr. President, on behalf of the Japanese delegation, I extend my heartiest congratulations to you on your assumption of the Presidency of the General Assemb...

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New Zealand

NZL
1994
Session 49
Mr. McKinnon

I should like, first, to congratulate Mr. Amara Essy of Côte d’Ivoire on his well-deserved election as President of the General 24 Assembly at its forty-ninth...

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Tunisia

TUN
1998
Session 53
Saïd Ben Mustapha

It gives me great pleasure at the outset, Sir, to extend to Mr. Opertti my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at ...

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
1993
Session 48
Mr. YOUNG

Mr. President, the delegation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes your election to preside over the work of the General Assembly at this its forty-eighth...

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Malaysia

MYS
1991
Session 46
MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD

Allow me at the outset to extend my congratulations to Mr. Shihabi upon his election as President of the United Nations General Assembly at its forty-sixth ses...

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Philippines

PHL
1987
Session 42
YAN

 I wish, Sir, to convey to you the felicitations of the people and Government of the Philippines on your unanimous election as President of the forty-second s...

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Jamaica

JAM
1972
Session 27
Mr. Manley

It is of special and symbolic significance to me that my first major statement outside of Jamaica since my election to office earlier this year should be made h...

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