Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Philippines

PHL
1947
Session 2
General Romulo

I bring to this Assembly the greetings and cordial felicitations of His Excellency, the President of the Philippines, General Manuel Roxas. We are confronted du...

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

RUS
1961
Session 16
Mr. Gromyko

I take this opportunity, Mr. President, to congratulate you, on behalf of the Soviet delegation, on your election to this high office. 30. Sixteen years have pa...

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Sao Tome

STP
1988
Session 43
GRACA

On behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and my delegation I would like to present our warmest congratulations to Mr. Da...

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United States

USA
2002
Session 57
Mr. George W. Bush

We meet one year and one day after a terrorist attack brought grief to my country and brought grief to many citizens of our world. Yesterday, we remembered the...

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USA

USA
1990
Session 45
GEORGE BUSH

 It is really a great privilege to greet you today as we begin what marks a new and historic session of the General Assembly. My congratulations to the Honoura...

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Spain

ESP
2013
Session 68
Mariano Rajoy Brey

On behalf of Spain, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Ashe on his new responsibility as President of the General Assembly and to convey to him our firm...

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Luxembourg

LUX
2004
Session 59
Mr. Jean ASSELBORN

It is a special honour for me, as a member of the new Government of Luxembourg and its Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, to take the floor for the f...

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Denmark

DNK
1993
Session 48
Mr. PETERSEN

Let me begin by congratulating President Insanally of Guyana on his election to the presidency of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I feel confi...

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Afghanistan

AFG
1986
Session 41
Mr. DOST

I wish to begin my statement. Sir, by offering you the felicitations of the delegation of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan on your election to the high of...

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United Arab Emirates

ARE
2014
Session 69
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

At the outset, let me say that it is my pleasure to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly ...

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China

CHN
1990
Session 45
QIAN Qichen

I should like to begin by warmly congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency the current session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am s...

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Angola

AGO
1990
Session 45
VAN DUNEM

First I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session and to join those who spoke ...

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Bulgaria

BGR
1984
Session 39
MLADENOV

Permit me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the high post of President of the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session. In your person, we gree...

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Liberia

LBR
1983
Session 38
Sammuel K. Doe

We live in a world of constant transformation, where even the ideals that motivate mankind have been rapidly changing. Yet those visions of national identity, ...

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Jordan

JOR
2000
Session 55
Abdul Ilah El-Khatib

At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to His Excellency on his election as President of the current session of the General Assembly, wishing ...

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Turkey

TUR
2009
Session 64
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

It is a great pleasure for me to address and greet the General Assembly once again from this rostrum in my capacity as Prime Minister of Turkey on the occasi...

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Canada

CAN
2012
Session 67
John Baird

It is an honour to address the opening of the sixty-seventh regular session of the General Assembly. First of all, allow me to begin with a moment of silence i...

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Bolivia

BOL
2021
Session 76
Luis Arce

First of all, allow me to hail your election, Sir, as President of the General Assembly, and to congratulate the Secretary- General on his reappointment for ano...

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Mongolia

MNG
1992
Session 47
OCHIRBAT

Allow me at the outset to convey to you. Sir, my delegation's sincere congratulations on your unanimous election to the high post of President of the General ...

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Guinea

GIN
2001
Session 56
Mahawa Bangoura Camara

I should like to associate my country and delegation with the expressions of sympathy for the great suffering endured by the city of New York following the cra...

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