Speeches by President

Allow me to start by congratulating you warmly, Mr. President, on your election to the high post of President of this respected global forum and to wish you su...

1. Mr. President, the delegation of Cuba, in the name of the Cuban people and Government, offers its hearty congratulations on your well-deserved election as Pr...

Mr. President, I should like to congratulate you whole-heartedly, on behalf of the Austrian delegation, on your election as President of the eighteenth session ...

I am honoured to address the General Assembly for the first time. On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I convey to you, Mr. President, and to other ...

I am particularly honoured to address this year’s session, as 2018 is a symbolic year for Romania. One hundred years ago, Romanians accomplished their great dr...

Allow me to add Seychelles’ voice to those who have congratulated Ambassador Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-f...

On behalf of the people and the Government of Nigeria, Sir, let me congratulate the President on his well-deserved election as the President of the General Asse...

In the splendid setting of this great building from which every horizon can be viewed — a meeting- place for forces of diverse historical and ethnic origins whi...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. I believe your extensive diplomatic experience will contin...

 During the debate at the fortieth session of the General Assembly four years ago, President Sanguinetti announced to the world community from this very rostru...

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Ghana I am happy, first of all, to offer you our warmest congratulations on your election as President of this eig...

It is an honour to address you, Sir, and this organ in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Business and CARICOM Affairs of Grenada. I ext...

I should like first to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your election as President. The Assembly could not have made a wiser choice. I wish you all good fo...

Today there falls to me the great honour of taking part in the general debate at our Assembly. May I take this opportunity to extend my warm congratulations to...

On behalf of the Dominican delegation and on my own behalf I take great pleasure in congratulating Mr. Carlos Sosa Rodriguez, the representative of Venezuela, o...

275. It is with great pleasure that I extend to you, Sir, the warm congratulations and good wishes of Sri Lanka on your unanimous election as President of the ...

I am present here in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria. I extend my greetings to the President and the Vice-President of the General Assemb...

It is a great pleasure for me to address this distinctive forum, which continues to bring together the most responsible people, committed to achieving and pr...

The sixty-third session of the General Assembly is taking place against the backdrop of various international and regional events and developments that are c...

69. Mr. President, as 1 come to this rostrum with the signal honor of addressing once again our Assembly, a keen feeling of pride prompts me first and foremost...