Speeches by President

Mr. President, the Tunisian delegation is happy to associate itself with all the speakers who have already congratulated you on your election as President of th...

I wish to convey to the President my warmest congratulations on having undertaken the highest office of the forty-first regular session of the General Assembly...

Let me begin, Sir, by expressing the best wishes of the Government and the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Mr. Kutesa’s assumption of the presid...

I am particularly pleased to offer my warm congratulations to Ambassador Insanally, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tun...

Allow me, on behalf of Venezuela, to extend to you, Sir, our very special congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-eig...

On behalf of the delegation of Paraguay I should like to congratulate Mr. Hollai on his election to conduct the proceedings of the General Assembly, an honor ...

It is an honour and a privilege to address this forum today and to share the views of the Republic of Macedonia regarding a number of issues of concern for all...

As the first female head of State in the history of my country, I would like to address this Assembly by speaking first on the issue of human rights. Members...

We welcome the election of His Excellency Dr. Carlos Sosa Rodríguez, the representative of Venezuela, as President of this General Assembly at so important a mo...

It is an honour to address the General Assembly today on behalf of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. of the Philippines and to reaffirm my country’s soli...

Samoa commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of its independence this year, at home and abroad. The Headquarters of the United Nations was one of the venues, an...

156. This is the first time I have taken part in the general debate of the Assembly since my appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation by Ge...

I take great pleasure in congratulating the President on his well- deserved election, which honours him personally and his great country, Namibia. On behalf of ...

I am pleased to join those who spoke before me in expressing my warmest congratulations to the President on his election to lead this fifty-fourth session of th...

May I offer my warmest congratulations to Ambassador Shihabi on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. His great skills guarantee the positive...

57. Mr. President, the delegation of Sao Tome and Principe, which I have the honour to lead this year at the thirty-third regular session of the General Assemb...

Before I proceed, allow me, on behalf of the people and the Government of Nicaragua, to express our sorrow to the people and the Government of the Dominican Re...

My delegation extends our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. Her el...

I should like to congratulate Mr. Essy of Côte d’Ivoire on his election to the post of President of the General Assembly of the United Nations at its forty-nint...

I begin by congratulating Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalaifa on her assumption of the office of President of the General Assembly. We have full confidence in her an...