Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Haiti

HTI
2017
Session 72
Mr. Jovenel Moïse

At the outset, I would like to convey our sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over this session of the General Assembly. ...

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Korea, Republic of

KOR
2014
Session 69
Park Geun-Hye

Let me start by congratulating you, Mr. Kutesa, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty- ninth session. I am confident that the Ass...

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Bahamas

BHS
2011
Session 66
Theodore Brent Symonette

On behalf of the people and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his election to the presidency of the General ...

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Lesotho

LSO
2017
Session 72
Mr. Thomas Motsoahae Thabane

Allow me to begin by congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. His illustrious caree...

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Gabon

GAB
2023
Session 78
Raymond Ndong Sima

I offer Mr. Dennis Francis my warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. I pay tribute to his...

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Morocco

MAR
1999
Session 54
Mohamed Benaissa

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the sisterly country of Namibia on your election to chair 25 the proceedings of the fifty-f...

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Vietnam

VNM
1985
Session 40
Mr. Vo Dong Giang

Mr. President, the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam would like, at the very outset, to congratulate you most cordially and to wish you every suc...

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Vietnam

VNM
1983
Session 38
NGUYEN CO THACH

36. First of all, Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you most cordially on your election to the highest office of the thirty-eighth session. This brilliant ...

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Netherlands

NLD
1959
Session 14
Mr. Luns

201. The first advantage that accrues to me from this opportunity of addressing the Assembly is that I have the pleasure of congratulating Mr. Belaúnde upon his...

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Romania

ROU
2000
Session 55
Petre Roman

I am delighted to extend to Mr. Harri Holkeri, the new 25 President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, my sincere congratulations on his elect...

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Italy

ITA
1972
Session 27
Mr. Medici

Mr. President, it is a privilege for me to extend to you, on behalf of the Italian Government, my congratulations and good wishes. I am addressing not only a di...

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Bolivia, Plurinational State of

BOL
1971
Session 26
Mr. GUTIERREZ GUTIERREZ

50. Mr. President, I take pleasure in congratulating you upon your well-deserved election to the presidency of this Assembly, and I should like to take this op...

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Italy

ITA
2021
Session 76
Mario Draghi

Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, In recent years we have witnessed a progressive wea...

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Commonwealth of Australia

AUS
2019
Session 74
Mr. Scott Morrison

Much has changed since the United Nations was established many years ago. Australia was there in the beginning and we are here today because we continue to beli...

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Iran

IRN
1997
Session 52
Kamal Kharrazi

Allow me to express my felicitations to the President on his election and express the confidence that, with his wisdom and diplomatic skill, he will ably guide...

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Bahrain

BHR
2019
Session 74
Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa

It gives me pleasure, at the outset, to sincerely congratulate the President and his country, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on his well-deserved election to ...

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Macedonia

MKD
1998
Session 53
Blagoj Handziski

Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Mr. Opertti, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session and, at the same time, ...

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Cameroon

CMR
1987
Session 42
MATAGA

Allow me, Sit, first of all to join previous speakers in conveying to you my delegation's warmest congratulations on the occasion of your unanimous election as...

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Nigeria

NGA
1962
Session 17
Mr. Wachuku

84. I should like, through you, Mr. Vice-President, to extend my delegation's congratulations to. the President on his election to a post from which he will gui...

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Solomon Islands

SLB
2009
Session 64
Fredrick Fono

I bring warm greetings to the Assembly from the happy isles and convey my Government and people’s profound congratulations to Mr. Treki on his assumption of ...

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