Speeches by President

Mr. President, on behalf of my Government and on my own behalf, I wish to express my sincere congratulations to you on your unanimous election as President of t...

1. The great honour has fallen to me, Mr. President, of presenting to you, on behalf of my Government and my delegation, our heartiest congratulations on your s...

I convey my congratulations to Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of this body. I should also like to express once again to Secretary-General Kofi...

What an honour it is to be at the General Assembly and to represent Ecuador and our citizens’ revolution. I would like to begin by congratulating President Sa...

It is my pleasure, at the outset, to congratulate the President for presiding over the work of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I also take this ...

First of all, it gives me pleasure to convey to the Assembly the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, and His Majesty’s best ...

I should like at the outset, Mr. President, to hail your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I would also like to ext...

My statement today is made on behalf of the President of the Republic of Suriname, His Excellency Mr. Desiré Delano Bouterse. We want you, Mr. President, to ...

Mr. President, it is a marvellous feeling, one of deep gratification, to be able to address so illustrious a successor as you. For me to hand over the gavel to...

Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, upon your assumption of the duties of President of the General Assembly and to assure you of the co-operation of...

Mr. President, we of the Republic of Suriname, should like to begin by telling you how much we welcome your election as President of this General Assembly, a s...

It is my great pleasure to endorse the warm congratulations extended to Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election to the responsible post of President of the General As...

Let me begin by praising and thanking Almighty God for His everlasting love, peace, mercy and blessings upon the world and each one of us here today. In his hol...

1. Madam President, on behalf of the Government and the people of Jamaica I extend to you warmest congratulations on your unanimous election to the Presidency ...

The commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations represents a historic milestone for all mankind. This is less, a time for ce...

154. Mr. President, permit me to join those representatives who have already spoken in the debate, and have offered their congratulations to you on your unanim...

I bring to the Assembly fraternal greetings and best wishes from Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and his beleaguered people...

It is my honour and privilege to address the General Assembly for the first time as Prime Minister of Tonga. I offer my warmest congratulations to Mr. Csaba Kor...

I should like first to congratulate the President on his election. I see it as a tribute not only to him personally but also to his country which holds a distin...

I am highly honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the Government of the citizen revolution, of the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa Delgado, and o...