Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Democratic Republic of Congo

COD
2002
Session 57
Joseph Kabila

I am honoured and gratified once again to take the floor before the Assembly, to which I extend the most cordial greetings on behalf of the Congolese people, i...

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Turkey

TUR
1988
Session 43
YILMAZ

 It gives me great pleasure to extend warm congratulations to Mr. Dante Caputo of Argentina on his election to the presidency of the forty-third session of the...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1977
Session 32
CHNOUPEK

161. Comrade President, I have already taken the opportunity of congratulating you personally from this rostrum and of expressing our satisfaction at the fact ...

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Armenia

ARM
2016
Session 71
Mr. Edward Nalbandian

I would like to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly at this session, and to wish him complete success. I thank his predecessor, Mr...

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Ghana

GHA
1957
Session 12
Mr. ADJEI

On behalf of the delegation of Ghana to the twelfth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, I bring to the members cordial greetings from the Gov...

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Liberia

LBR
1989
Session 44
JOHNSON

 On behalf of the delegation of Liberia and on my own behalf, I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fort...

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Bhutan

BTN
2009
Session 64
Daw Penjo

I should like to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. We are confident that under his...

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Ghana

GHA
2018
Session 73
Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Ghana salutes the historic election of Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-third session as the first female ...

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Albania

ALB
2003
Session 58
Alfred Moisiu

At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. I am fully convinced that,...

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Austria

AUT
2021
Session 76
Alexander Schallenberg

It is good to be back in New York. It is good to be back in this Hall. Flying here to attend the opening of a new session of the General Assembly once seemed li...

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Micronesia

FSM
2017
Session 72
Mr. Yosiwo George

Let me at the outset congratulate you, Sir, on assuming your role as President of the General Assembly. I also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Peter T...

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Switzerland

CHE
2005
Session 60
Micheline Calmy-Rey

I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Eliasson, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to assure you of my country's full support during...

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Denmark

DNK
1983
Session 38
ELLEMANN-JENSEN

186. Mr. May I first of all offer to Mr. Illueca my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assem...

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Syrian Arab Republic

SYR
1975
Session 30
Mr. KHADDAM

33. Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on your election as President of this session of the General Assembly. I am confident that you wi...

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Turkey

TUR
2024
Session 79
Tayyip Erdoğan

Mr. President, dear heads of states and governments, Mr. Secretary General, distinguished delegates, on behalf of myself, my country, and my nation, I greet you...

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Pakistan

PAK
1966
Session 21
Mr. PIRZADA

44. Mr. President, may I once again convey to you the felicitations of the Pakistan delegation on your election to this high office. It is specially gratifying...

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Ukraine

UKR
2019
Session 74
Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy

On behalf of Ukraine, I congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. Ukraine supp...

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Chile

CHL
2003
Session 58
Soledad Alvear Valenzuela

I congratulate Mr. Hunte on his election as President of this Assembly. As the Foreign Minister of St. Lucia, a member of the Latin American and Caribbean comm...

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Hungary

HUN
2002
Session 57
Laszlo Kovacs

Let me at the outset extend to His Excellency Mr. Jan Kavan, former Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, our sincere congratulations upon his election as Pr...

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Paraguay

PRY
1964
Session 19
Mr. Sapena Pastor

97. May I join other speakers in extending to you, Mr. President, our warmest and most sincere congratulations on your election by acclamation to preside over t...

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