Speeches by President

It is my pleasure to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its current session. I wish him every success in conducting its work. I also want to ...

Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to congratulate Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election as Preside...

I wish to take this opportunity, Mr. President, to extend to you the congratulations of the delegation of the People's Republic of Albania on your election to t...

I am honoured to address this forty-ninth session of the General Assembly. First, I wish to congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his election to the presidency, and t...

 My first words are words of congratulation to you, Sir, on your unanimous election to the Presidency of the General Assembly. The delegation of Argentina is p...

Mr. President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, ladies and gentlemen, Heads of State and Government, dear del...

I would first like to congratulate the United Nations on the seventieth anniversary of its founding, and Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, former Speaker of the Danish Parl...

I should first like to congratulate you, Sir, an outstanding public servant from our region, on his recent election to preside over the General Assembly. I w...

It is a great honour for me and for the entire delegation of Rwanda to convey to you, Sir, our sincere and warm congratulations on your election to the preside...

I bring with me the greetings and good wishes of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Indlovukazi, the Government and people of the Kingdom of Swaziland...

As high representatives of our world’s nations gather at this seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, our peoples would have been right to expect great...

Mr. President, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary General, Esteemed Delegates, I greet you with respect on behalf of myself and my Natio...

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his election to guide the work of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. His election to ...

May I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly and warmly wish you success. A few weeks ago the...

On behalf of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, allow me at the outset to convey to your Excellency our sincere congratulations and to express our pleasur...

The topic of this year’s debate addresses many current issues that truly present some of the key challenges that affect the future path we will tread as a globa...

As we gather near Ground Zero, site of the World Trade Center mass murder, I wish first to honour the victims of terrorism. I honour all victims everywhere, ...

First of all, let me convey to all members of the General Assembly the greetings of the people of Djibouti. I should like to take this opportunity to address...

Mr, President, your election to the presidency of the General Assembly is the crowning of long and distinguished service at the United Nations, and a most deser...

It is a great honour and privilege, Sir, for me to address this Assembly under your presidency. Your election is a tribute to you and to your great country, Guy...