Speeches by Secretary of State

1. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you upon your election to your high office. You have had long experience at the United Nations. You...

134. Madam President, kindly accept, through me, the warmest congratulations of the Government of Dr. François Duvalier, President for Life of the Republic of H...

71. . We are today mourning the untimely death of the President of the United Arab Republic, Gamal Abdel Nasser, an outstanding statesman and acknowledged leade...

In this Hall today are representatives of wealthy countries and also representatives of poor countries, who constitute the majority. There are ministers and amb...

3. The death of the President of Egypt, Anwar El Sadat, is another tragic event that again brings to the forefront the urgent need to contribute to the quest fo...

It Is a great honour for me and the entire Rwandese delegation to convey to the President our warm congratulations on his election to preside over the work of ...

I shall take this opportunity to fulfil from this rostrum on behalf of the USSR delegation the pleasant task of greeting the freedom-loving people of France, wh...

We meet under your genial auspices, Sir, under a President of unique distinction and experience to whom it is my pleasant duty to offer my delegation's sincere ...

As I am speaking in the General Assembly for the first time after having assumed the responsibilities of Secretary of State for External Affairs of my country,...

The delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany is pleased that this thirty-first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations meets under the chairm...

Mr. President, although the Vice-Chairman of the Philippine delegation has already taken the floor to convey to you our congratulations on your election, you wi...

First, Sir, let me express the great pleasure of the Australian delegation at your election as President of the United Nations General Assembly. We are particul...

I wish at the outset warmly to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at this forty-first session. I have every confide...

On behalf of the delegation of Tanzania, I would like to join my colleagues who have spoken before me in congratulating Ambassador Amerasinghe on his election t...

53. Mr. President, for the second time in a few years I have the honour and the satisfaction of addressing this Assembly under the Presidency of an eminent pers...

52. Mr. President, those of us who know you well take a special pride in your elevation to the presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session...

106. Mr. President, first of all, I should like to express my satisfaction at seeing you preside over the thirtieth session of the General Assembly. Your skil...

Allow me, at the outset, to express to Mr. Udovenko, on behalf of my country’s delegation, our 21 warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of t...

243. In the name of Mr. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, President-for-Life, Marshal of the Central African Republic and President for Life of the Mouvement de 1'evolution...

243. Chile comes to this thirtieth session of the General Assembly inspired by the same spirit of cooperation which prompts all its acts in matters of internat...