Speeches by President

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USA

USA
1997
Session 52
Bill Clinton

Five years ago, when I first addressed this Assembly, the cold war had only just ended and the transition to a new era was beginning. Now, together, we are mak...

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Italy

ITA
1962
Session 17
Mr. PICCIONI

I feel especially gratified to be expressing my heartiest congratulations to the President on his election to the highest office in the General Assembly. In app...

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El Salvador

SLV
1997
Session 52
Armando Calderón Sol

On behalf of the people and Government of El Salvador, I should like to convey to you, Mr. President, our congratulations on your election to preside over this...

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Nepal

NPL
2010
Session 65
Bhim Bahadur Rawal

I wish to extend our sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I also thank ...

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TZA

TZA
1963
Session 18

Mr. President, by happy circumstances you have been called upon to preside over the proceedings of the eighteenth regular session of the General Assembly. On be...

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Slovakia

SVK
2021
Session 76
Zuzana Čaputová

Dear Mr. President of the General Assembly, Dear Mr. Secretary-General, Dear colleagues, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, That at least, some of you can meet...

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Thailand

THA
1986
Session 41
Mr. SAVETSILA

Sir, it is indeed a great pleasure for me, on behalf of the delegation of Thailand, to extend to Ambassador Choudhury our warmest congratulations, on his una...

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Ireland

IRL
1974
Session 29
Mr. Fitzgerald

Mr. President, I wish at the outset to convey to you the very warm congratulations of the Irish delegation on your election as President of the twenty-ninth ses...

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Uganda

UGA
2015
Session 70
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session and assure you of Uganda’s support. We are confident th...

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Estonia

EST
2000
Session 55
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Allow me to begin, Sir, by congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I wish you all the best in carry...

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Korea, Republic of

KOR
1993
Session 48
Mr. HAN

May I congratulate Ambassador Insanally of Guyana on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I also wish to acknow...

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Sudan

SDN
1978
Session 33
Gaafar Mohamed Nimeiri

 1. 2. Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express our immense pleasure in seeing you elected to the presidency of the thirty-third session of the U...

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United Kingdom

GBR
2016
Session 71
Mrs. Theresa May

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly for the first time and to do so as Prime Minister of a country that has always been a proud and proa...

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Central African Republic

CAF
1973
Session 28
Adama-Tamboux

1. I wish to congratulate the President whole-heartedly on his election to preside over the General Assembly. The confidence shown by all States Members of th...

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Macedonia

MKD
1999
Session 54
Aleksandar Dimitrov

Allow me first of all to congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia, for having been elected President of the Ge...

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Namibia

NAM
1995
Session 50
Mr. Gurirab

Mr. President, Namibia joins the preceding speakers in extending sincere congratulations and best wishes to you upon your unanimous election. This also goes for...

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Togo

TGO
1995
Session 50
Mr. Yentchabre

Fifty years ago, learning the lessons of two world wars, which in the space of one human generation had brought unspeakable suffering to mankind, people of good...

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Nicaragua

NIC
1986
Session 41
Mr. D'ESCOTO BROCKMANN

First of all. Sir, I would like to express my delegation's satisfaction at seeing you preside over this General Assembly. Bangladesh is a non-aligned country wi...

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Gambia

GMB
2013
Session 68
Al Hadji Yahya Jammeh

We praise the almighty Allah for making possible yet again this gathering of world leaders. I would like to congratulate President Ashe on his election to pr...

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Greece

GRC
2009
Session 64
Anastassis Mitsialis

On behalf of Her Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Ms. Dora Bakoyannis, who unfortunately could not be in New York today,...

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