Speeches by President

18. May I start by offering the President of the General Assembly the sincere congratulations of the Australian Government on her election. I think she knows of...

Allow me once again to extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your election as President of General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I would,...

The smoke at ground zero, only a few blocks away from here, has cleared. But the empty space where the twin towers once stood continues to send shivers through...

Mr. President, the session of the General Assembly over which you are presiding marks the last to be held this century. We are about to turn a new leaf in histo...

I would like to thank our Ambassador Maria Emma Mejía Vélez for giving me the floor. What a source of great pride it is for us that a Colombian woman is presidi...

Nothing is created without men; nothing lasts without institutions. Those words of Jean Monnet, one of the founders of the European Union, remain as true as ...

88. Mr. President, first of all may I thank you for allowing me to address the Assembly from this rostrum. Furthermore, on behalf of the nationals of the coun...

It gives me a great pleasure to join the cordial congratulations on the well-deserved election of the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first ses...

It is with great satisfaction that we welcomed the election of Mr, Caputo to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-third session. We are convince...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. His c...

Allow me first, on behalf of the Indonesian delegation, to extend our sincere congratulations to Mr. Peter Florin on his election as President at the forty-sec...

Your Excellency, President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Distinguished H...

I congratulate the Secretary-General on his assumption of such a high office within the international system. I welcome his decision to encourage high-level ...

Mr. President, the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly, over which you have the honour of presiding, is for me a pleasant opportunity to associate the...

I wish to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third ...

Let me first congratulate Mr. Jean Ping on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session and wish him every success in this impor...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election and to wish you success in carrying out your duties during the fifty-first session of the General Assembly....

Allow me at the outset to convey to the President my congratulations on his election and to acknowledge, through him, the Latin American and Caribbean States ...

On behalf of the Liechtenstein Government, I should like to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the fifty-second session of the General ...

1. It is a pleasure for my delegation, Mr. President, to offer you its congratulations on the honour which the Assembly has conferred on you and your country by...