Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Sweden

SWE
1981
Session 36
Mr. ULLSTEN

254. Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Asse...

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BEN

BEN
1973
Session 28

65. Mr. President, my feelings, as from this high rostrum I address you, our Secretary-General and the representatives gathered in this august Assembly, are no...

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Bulgaria

BGR
2016
Session 71
Mr. Rosen Plevneliev

We congratulate His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and extend our gratitude to His...

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Lao People's Democratic Republic

LAO
1971
Session 26
Prince SOUVANNA PHOUMA

27. Mr. President, your unanimous election to the presidency of this annual session of the United Nations General Assembly is a just tribute to your ability ...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1980
Session 35
Mladenov

I should like first to congratulate the President, on his election to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly, and to wish him every...

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Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

VEN
1970
Session 25
Mr. CALVANI

Mr. President, on behalf of my Government may I convey to you our sincerest congratulations on the honor which has been conferred upon you by your being elected...

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Barbados

BRB
1982
Session 37
TULL

Mr. President, I wish to add my congratulations to those which have already been expressed on your election to the presidency of the thirty seventh session of...

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Barbados

BRB
2011
Session 66
Freundel Stuart

I am pleased to convey my greetings to the President and to offer him the congratulations of my Government and the delegation of Barbados on his election as ...

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Colombia

COL
2001
Session 56
Andrés Pastrana Arango

Allow me, on behalf of the Government of Colombia, to express our satisfaction at your assumption of the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. Yo...

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Burma

MMR
1953
Session 8
U Myint Thein

113. I take this opportunity to extend to the President the sincere felicitations of the Burmese people and of the Burmese delegation on the occasion of her ele...

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Angola

AGO
1984
Session 39
Jorge

A few days ago, we had the legitimate satisfaction of learning that the international community had elected to the presidency of the thirty- ninth session of t...

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Italy

ITA
1983
Session 38
ANDREOTTI

173. We are approaching the end of another year that has not been favourable either for international society or for the Organization which is its highest uni...

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Mauritius

MUS
2005
Session 60
Navinchandra Ramgoolam

I should like, on behalf of my delegation and of the Government and the people of the Republic of Mauritius, to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Presi...

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Afghanistan

AFG
1983
Session 38
Dost

66. May I, at the outset, Sir, express to you the sincere felicitations of the delegation of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and my own congratulations...

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Mexico

MEX
1969
Session 24
Mr. CARRILLO FLORES

1. Madam President, allow me to congratulate you most cordially on behalf of the Mexican Government and delegation. The General Assembly has wisely entrusted th...

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Chile

CHL
2010
Session 65
Sebastian Pinera Echenique

I wish to begin by conveying our heartfelt congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election to guide the work of the General Assembly at its sixty- fi...

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Croatia

HRV
2008
Session 63
Ivo Sanander

I would like first to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session, as w...

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United Arab Emirates

ARE
2017
Session 72
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

I would like to begin by congratulating the President on his leadership of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. We are confident that his deep ex...

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Nigeria

NER
1966
Session 21
Mr. SIDIKOU

57. First, Mr. President, I should like to associate.my country very sincerely with the tributes, offered by all those who have spoken before me, on the occ...

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Poland

POL
1968
Session 23
Mr. WINIEWICZ

118. This Assembly’s general debate offers, as usual a special opportunity to each Member State to present its views on the essential problems facing the-world ...

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