Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Sierra Leone

SLE
2011
Session 66
Ernest Bai Koroma

I am honoured to address the Assembly once again. Let me, first of all, congratulate the President on his election to his duties of directing the affairs of ...

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Thailand

THA
1999
Session 54
Surin Pitsuwan

On behalf of the Government and people of Thailand, I extend my warm congratulations to you, Sir, upon your unanimous election to the presidency of the fifty-fo...

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Vatican

VAT
1979
Session 34
Pope John Paul II

Mr. President, my address today will be published in its entirety just as I wrote it. Because of its length, however, I shall now read it out in a shortened fo...

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Mauritius

MUS
2002
Session 57
Anerood Jugnauth

It gives me immense pleasure to address the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly under your able leadership. Allow me, on behalf of my ...

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Guyana

GUY
2000
Session 55
Clément Rohee

Still fresh in our minds is the strong plea made by the leaders of the world at their historic meeting on the eve of this fifty-fifth Assembly for a universal r...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
2020
Session 75
Mr. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona

His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres Secretary General of the United Nations His Excellency Volkan Bozkir President of the 75th General Assembly of the United Na...

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Latvia

LVA
2005
Session 60
Artis Pabriks

Today, I would like to begin by congratulating the founding nations and all those present here today as we celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nati...

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Sudan

SDN
1979
Session 34
Alier

I wish first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to your distinguished position as President of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly. You g...

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Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
1994
Session 49
Mr. Oyono Ndong Mifumu

I would be disloyal to the feelings of the delegation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea if I did not from the outset join with the preceding speakers in expr...

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Colombia

COL
1960
Session 15
Mr. TURBAY AYALA

Mr. President, you represent a country whose cultural traditions, desire for peace and political maturity we all admire. The task of conducting the debates of t...

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Iraq

IRQ
2014
Session 69
Mohammed Fuad Masum

I salute the General Assembly on behalf of Iraq and congratulate Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-nin...

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Sweden

SWE
2014
Session 69
Mr. Grunditz

Let me first warmly congratulate His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. My commendati...

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South Africa

ZAF
2001
Session 56
Thabo Mbeki

Please accept my congratulations, Mr. President, on your assumption of the stewardship of this important Assembly. 11 We also wish to congratulate your predec...

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Afghanistan

AFG
1990
Session 45
WAKIL

Allow me, first of all, Sir, to congratulate you on your unanimous election to the high post of the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-fifth sessi...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

COD
1969
Session 24
Mr. ADOULA

42. Madam President, you will understand better than anyone that, as I come to this rostrum, my first concern is to associate myself with those previous speaker...

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Uganda

UGA
1989
Session 44
SSEMOGERBRE

 Allow me Sir, on behalf of the Ugandan delegation, to congratulate you most warmly on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. As Foreign Mi...

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Ghana

GHA
1976
Session 31
Mr. Feilf

The distinguished speakers who have preceded me to this rostrum have warmly congratulated Ambassador Amerasinghe on his election and paid a fitting tribute to h...

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Solomon Islands

SLB
2003
Session 58
Laurie Chan

I present the warm wishes of the Government and people of Solomon Islands on the election of Mr. Julian Hunte as President of the fifty-eighth session of the G...

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Iceland

ISL
2013
Session 68
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson

Once again, we have witnessed outrageous acts of terrorism against innocent people, most recently in Kenya, Iraq and Pakistan. Our thoughts go out to the vic...

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Lebanon

LBN
2009
Session 64
General Michel Sleimann

I should like at the outset to congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session and to ...

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