Speeches by President

Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. We likewise extend our apprecia...

1. It is a special pleasure for me to honour our President, on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Guinea, on his election to the presidency of the twen...

I convey my greetings to the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, whom I congratulate on his election. I wish him success during his tenure as P...

In electing you unanimously to preside over its at the fifty-fourth session, Sir, the General Assembly paid a well-deserved tribute to your country, the sister ...

It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to address the General Assembly at the outset of its sixty-sixth session. This forum provides us with an unparall...

Before I begin my statement, let me join all the speakers before me in congratulating the President on his unanimous election to the high office of President of...

Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, A few days ago, within these very walls, a forum titled the “Summit of the Future” was held. Russia received the Secretar...

At the outset, I wish to convey the most cordial greetings of the Malian people, from Kayes to Kidal and from Sikasso to Taoudenni, passing through Konna in the...

 1. Mr. President, it is a pleasure for me to greet you as the representative of a continent with which we find that we have, through its Latin roots, long-sta...

On behalf of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I should like to convey to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your election as President of the General ...

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I convey warm congratulations to Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election as P...

Let me join the representatives who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its for...

At the outset, I wish to convey the apologies of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who was supposed to address the Assembly. He is unable to come to New York be...

At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to the President and assure him of my Government’s unwavering support during his tenure. I cons...

I should like first of all, Mr. President, to tell you how pleased the Benin delegation is to see you presiding over this session of the General Assembly. This ...

Allow me, Mr. President, to join all those who have spoken before me from this rostrum in extending to you my sincere congratulations on your brilliant election...

During the past year, we, the Member States, embarked upon a reform process without precedent in the history of our Organization. The international community be...

Sixty-four years since the foundation of the United Nations we recall the self-evident fact that the United Nations was created to prevent atrocities such as...

Next year at this time, general elections will have been held in the Bahamas. That means that this is the last time that I will address the General Assembly in ...

His illustrious election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session gives me the pleasant opportunity to express to Mr. Opertti, on be...