Speeches by Secretary of State

105. May I start, Sir, by offering you my heartiest congratulations on your election as President of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly and by ...

At the outset I wish to convey to Ambassador Shihabi my warmest congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-sixth session...

30. I should like to convey to you, Madam President, the congratulations of the delegation of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria on your election to the most imp...

My Government has done me the honour to instruct me to define my country’s position in relation to the grave problems which concern the world and the United Nat...

This session of the General Assembly is taking place in a world that has undergone fundamental change. The United Nations is the focal point of mankind's new h...

 This General Assembly is meeting at a very auspicious time indeed. While last year we were talking about some improvement in international relations, we have ...

When, after a bloody and heroic struggle against fascism, the nations of the world decided to maintain peace by a common endeavour and to prevent the outbreak o...

Mr. President, I should like to extend to you at the outset, on behalf of my delegation and myself, our warm congratulations upon your election to this high off...

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the high position of President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. My delegation is ...

 I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. Your experience and the esteem in which you are held as the former Foreign Min...

I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Community and its Member States. First allow me to extend to you, Sir, my cordial congratulations on your ...

I recently had occasion to express to the President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Amerasinghe, who was elected to the high office of President of this Gen...

Since the founding of the United Nations a period of time has elapsed which we normally call a generation. 68. This is a singularly appropriate occasion to cons...

149. Mr. President on behalf of the Italian delegation I am very happy to express our satisfaction at seeing you preside over the twenty-sixth session of the U...

At the opening meeting of our present session, we welcomed to our midst yet another State which has won its national Independence, the Federation of Malaya. My ...

I begin by paying a tribute to the new Secretary-General, who has brought great distinction to the office during his brief tenure. Dag Hammarskjold once told...

130. Mr. President, allow me first of all to address to you the warmest congratulations of my delegation on the responsible mission the General Assembly has un...

Let me say at the outset how pleased I am to see you, Sir, presiding over the General Assembly at this session. In addition to being a well-deserved tribute to ...

I should like first to express to Mr. Hollai on this occasion my sincere congratulations on his unanimous election to the distinguished office of the Presiden...

It is an honor and a privilege for me to convey to the President and to the representatives assembled here the greetings of my Sovereign, His Majesty King Biren...