Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Djibouti

DJI
1980
Session 35
Farah

Mr. President, I should like to fulfil a very pleasant duty, that of extending to you the warm congratulations of my delegation on your unanimous election as P...

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Nicaragua

NIC
1968
Session 23
Mr. SEVILLA SACASA

184. I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. Emilio Arenales, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, on his election as President of the General Assemb...

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Guatemala

GTM
2024
Session 79
César Bernardo Arévalo de León

- His Excellency Mr Philemon Yang, President of the Seventy-Ninth Session of the General Assembly, - His Excellency Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of ...

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Grenada

GRD
2009
Session 64
Peter David

I am honoured, Sir, to add Grenada’s voice to the many warm congratulations offered you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fo...

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Rwanda

RWA
1977
Session 32
Nsekalije

 Mr. President, the delegation of Rwanda adds its tribute and good wishes to those which have been addressed to you on your brilliant election to the preside...

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Uruguay

URY
2006
Session 61
Mrs. Belela HERERRA

Madam President, I bring to you the greeting of the people and Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay to this Assembly. This Assembly is the broadest ...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
2015
Session 70
Mr. Maithripala Sirisena

My country is a long-standing Member of the United Nations, and it is indeed an honour and a pleasure for me, as the newly elected President of the Democratic S...

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Ecuador

ECU
1992
Session 47
DURAN BALLEN

I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your well-deserved election to guide our endeavours during this session of the General Assembly. Similarly, I e...

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Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
2016
Session 71
Mr. Agapito Mba Mokuy

In taking the floor at the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, I would like ...

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Nauru

NRU
2004
Session 59
Mr. Vinci Niel CLODUMAR

It gives me great pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of His Excellency Ludwig Scotty, President of the Republic of Nauru, who had to cancel his trip t...

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Zaire

COD
1976
Session 31
Mr. Nguza Karl-I-Bond

I should like to present to the President, on the occasion of his outstanding election to the presidency of the thirty-first session of the General Assembly of ...

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT
1994
Session 49
Mr. Allen

As we prepare to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the memory of the cold war is fading rapidly from our minds. We recal...

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Bahrain

BHR
2015
Session 70
Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa

At the outset, it is my pleasure to warmly congratulate the President and his friendly country, the Kingdom of Denmark, on his election as President of the Gene...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
1984
Session 39
VEGA IMBERT

On behalf of the Government of the Dominican Republic and of the delegation which I have the honour of leading, I wish to convey to Mr. Lusaka our most sincere...

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Austria

AUT
2020
Session 75
Mr. Alexander Schallenberg

Mr. President! Excellencies! Ladies and Gentlemen, 75 years ago, the world cautiously rose from the horrors and the destruction of the Second World War. Humanit...

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Republic of Malta

MLT
2020
Session 75
Mr. Robert Abela

Secretary General, President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, The current global pandemic has taught how truly interconnected and interdependent our world...

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Vanuatu

VUT
1991
Session 46
VAN LIEROP

Mr. President, we congratulate you on your election to preside over the General Assembly at this forty-sixth session. Tour diplomatic skills and experience are...

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Swaziland

SWZ
1991
Session 46
King Mswati III

May I begin by saying how delighted I am to be back here at United Nations Headquarters, and how honoured I feel to have this opportunity of addressing the Gen...

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Burma

MMR
1970
Session 25
Mr. SEIN WIN

32. The delegation of Burma would like first to associate itself with the profound sentiments of sorrow and sympathy that were expressed here this morning at t...

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Cape Verde

CPV
1976
Session 31
Mr. Fortes

204. Allow me through you Sir, to express to Mr. Amerasinghe our most sincere and warm congratulations upon his election to the presidency of this thirty-first ...

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