Speeches by President

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Kenya

KEN
2016
Session 71
Mr. William Ruto

I would like to congratulate the President on his well-deserved election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. Seventy-one years after the ...

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Norway

NOR
1954
Session 9
Mr. LANGE

I am happy, Mr. President, to have this opportunity of joining with previous speakers in congratulating you, and us, on your election to your high office. 57. T...

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European Union

EU
2022
Session 77
Charles Michel

In Senegal last December, I met doctors and researchers who are passionate and determined to save lives, and it is thanks to international cooperation that, at ...

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Russian Federation

RUS
2006
Session 61
Mr. Sergey V. Lavrov

Traditionally, the General Assembly session provides an opportunity to conduct a review of the current situation in the world, identify major international i...

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Federation of Malaya

MYS
1962
Session 17
Dato' ISMAIL

Mr. President, it is my honour and privilege to extend to you on behalf of the delegation of the Federation of Malaya our sincere congratulations on your well-d...

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United States of America

USA
1974
Session 29
Mr. Kissinger

Last year, at the previous session [.2124th meeting], in my first address as Secretary of State, I spoke to this Assembly about American purposes. I said that t...

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Belize

BLZ
1995
Session 50
Mr. Barrow

There is, of course, a special resonance to the congratulations we offer the President on his election to this high post at the fiftieth session of the General ...

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Ghana

GHA
2014
Session 69
John Dramani Mahama

Change has become an overriding theme in the language of today`s social and political landscape. We speak of the need to change behaviours, attitudes and law...

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Albania

ALB
2002
Session 57
Ilir Meta

Allow me to extend my best wishes to Mr. Kavan on the occasion of his election to the office of President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly,...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
1995
Session 50
Mrs. des Iles

It is a great honour for me to extend to you, Sir, warmest congratulations, on behalf of the delegation of Trinidad and Tobago, on your election as President of...

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Syrian Arab Republic

SYR
1994
Session 49
Mr. Farouk Al-Shara

I should like to congratulate Mr. Essy on his election to the presidency of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly and to express our appreciation of t...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
2001
Session 56
Mervyn Assam

Trinidad and Tobago would like to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. His unanimous end...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
1993
Session 48
Mr. TAVERAS GUZMAN

The delegation of the Dominican Republic takes great pleasure in extending its warmest congratulations to Mr. Samuel Insanally on his well-merited election to p...

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Finland

FIN
1986
Session 41
Mr. VAYRYNEN

May I first congratulate our President on his election to the presidency of the forty-first session of the General Assembly. He brings to his high office unique...

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Norway

NOR
1974
Session 29
Mr. Frydenlund

Mr. President, on behalf of the Norwegian delegation, I have the great honor to congratulate you on your election as President of this Assembly. I can assure yo...

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GAB

GAB
1994
Session 49

Allow me to begin by conveying to the President, on my own behalf and on that of the Gabonese delegation, warm and brotherly congratulations on his noteworthy e...

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Nepal

NPL
1957
Session 12
Mr. SHAHA

It is my privilege to convey to the President and to my fellow representatives the greetings of my sovereign King Mahendra, of His Majesty's Government and of t...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
2015
Session 70
Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma

I would like to warmly congratulate the President on his election to conduct the affairs of the Assembly at its historic seventieth session. I can assure him of...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1985
Session 40
Mr. Hameed

At the outset, let me congratulate Ambassador de Piniés on his well-deserved election as President of this historic fortieth session of the united Nations Gener...

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Panama

PAN
1956
Session 11
Mr. BOYD

The United Nations meets today in this General Assembly, under the able guidance of our President, at a critical moment of world tension. We have before us a se...

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