Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Burma

MMR
1983
Session 38
UCHIT HLAING

258. Sir, the delegation of Burma, which I have the privilege to lead here, is happy to extend the warmest congratulations to the President of the thirty-eig...

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New Zealand

NZL
1988
Session 43
DAVID LANGE

Sir, I congratulate you on your election to the presidency of this forty-third session of the General Assembly. I say, with the benefit of my personal acquaint...

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Saudi Arabia

SAU
1979
Session 34
Al-Faisal

121. Allow me, Mr. President, to preface my address by extending to you, on behalf of my delegation, my sincere felicitations upon your election as President o...

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Lao

LAO
2006
Session 61
Dr. Thongloun SISOULITH

Allow me, Madam, to congratulate you upon your election as President of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. I also wish to take this opportunity...

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UAE

ARE
1990
Session 45
AL-NUAIMI

 Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you our sincere congratulations on your electi...

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Solomon Islands

SLB
2017
Session 72
Mr. Manasseh Sogavare

I would like to add to those of others the congratulations of my delegation to Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its s...

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Israel

ISR
1955
Session 10
Mr. Eban

1. Mr. President, the Members of the United Nations have expressed deep confidence in you and your country by electing you to guide their deliberations in the t...

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Haiti

HTI
1990
Session 45
LATORTUE

On behalf of the Haitian delegation, may I first of all extend to Mr. Guido de Marco most cordial congratulations on being chosen unanimously to direct the wor...

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Papua New Guinea

PNG
1991
Session 46
SAMANA

On behalf of the Government and people of Papua New Guinea, it is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the important post of President of ...

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Kiribati

KIR
2005
Session 60
Anote Tong

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency, and my assurances that Kiribati will support you during your term of office. I would ...

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United Republic of Tanzania

TZA
1972
Session 27
Mr. Salim

Mr. President, my first and very pleasant duty is to congratulate you, on behalf of the Tanzanian delegation, on your unanimous election as President of-the twe...

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Mongolia

MNG
1963
Session 18
Mr. DUGERSUREN

Allow me, first of all, Mr. President, to congratulate you warmly on your election to the high post of President of the eighteenth session of the General Assemb...

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Costa Rica

CRI
1997
Session 52
José María Figueres Olsen

Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. Costa Rica joins the previous ...

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Mexico

MEX
2012
Session 67
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

By virtue of its historical conviction, Mexico has always been a strategic ally of the United Nations. As one of the founding Members of the United Nations, we...

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Romania

ROU
2021
Session 76
Klaus Iohannis

This is our second general debate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has fundamentally changed our way of life. While the pandemic has af...

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SLE

SLE
1963
Session 18

Mr. President, please accept on your own behalf, and also on behalf of the Vice-Presidents, the congratulations of the delegation of Sierra Leone for having bee...

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Romania

ROU
1968
Session 23
Mr. MALITZA

61. On behalf of the Romanian delegation, I should like first of all to extend our cordial congratulations to Mr. Arenales on his election to the office of Pres...

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Madagascar

MDG
1999
Session 54
Lila Hanitra Ratsifandriamanana

Sharing: this will be the theme of my statement from this rostrum, because at the end of this millennium, when globalization rhymes with poverty, insecurity, so...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
2009
Session 64
Blaise Campaore

The sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly is being held at a time when the international community, faced with numerous crises, is seeking ways to bui...

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Saint Lucia

LCA
1998
Session 53
George Odlum

Mr. President, it is such a pleasure that a distinguished son of our region should preside over these proceedings. We wish you well and pledge our full support....

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