Speeches by Secretary of State

511 speeches found

Morocco

MAR
1974
Session 29
Mr. Laraki

It gives the Moroccan delegation real satisfaction to see the representative of a sister country presiding over this important session of the General Assembly o...

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United Arab Republic

EGY
1967
Session 22
Mr. RIAD

80. Mr. President, I wish at the outset to congratulate you on your unanimous election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-second session. W...

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Indonesia

IDN
1962
Session 17
Mr. Wirjopranoto

160. It is an auspicious omen, we trust, that the very first two substantive matters, this session has had to deal with were both important steps towards the co...

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Canada

CAN
1967
Session 22
Mr. MARTIN

81. Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you most warmly on your election to the Presidency of this body. Your election is both a tribute to your own person an...

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Egypt

EGY
1951
Session 6
SALAH-EL-DIN Pasha

In this general debate, each of us, in his turn, tries to make his contribution by throwing as much tight as possible on the conditions and prospects of world p...

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Cuba

CUB
1976
Session 31
Mr. Alarcon

): It is gratifying for us all to be able to applaud the unanimous election of Mr. Amerasinghe as President of the General Assembly. His wide experience, his we...

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United Kingdom

GBR
1953
Session 8
Mr. Lloyd

60. It is not simply to conform to convention that I open my speech with a reference to Mrs. Pandit’s election as President of the General Assembly. It has give...

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Egypt

EGY
1972
Session 27
Mr. El-Zayyat

Mr. President, I should like to join my colleagues--the 115 of them who have spoken so far-in congratulating you on your election to the presidency. Under your ...

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Poland

POL
1949
Session 4
Mr. WIERBLOWSKI

Mr. WIERBLOWSKI said that in taking part in the discussion of the Secretary-General’s annual report, he would dwell first of all on the statement that, during t...

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India

IND
1961
Session 16
Mr. Krishna Menon

Though rather late in the proceedings, my delegation yields to none in the congratulations it would like to offer to Mr. Slim on his election to the presidency ...

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CUB

CUB
1963
Session 18

I should like to begin with a word of thanks to those representatives preceding me to the rostrum who made a direct reference to the complex circumstances of th...

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Australia

AUS
1961
Session 16
Mr. Plimsoll

I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. Mongi Slim and Tunisia on his election as President of the General Assembly. Mr. Slim has had a distinguished reco...

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Ethiopia

ETH
1976
Session 31
Mr. Wodajo

The election of Ambassador Amerasinghe to the presidency of the thirty-first session of the General Assembly is symbolic in many ways. In addition to being a fi...

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Central African Republic

CAF
1976
Session 31
Mr. Franck

I am greatly honored to transmit to the General Assembly the warm congratulations of His Excellency Jean Bedel Bokassa, the President for Life of the Republic, ...

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Mozambique

MOZ
1976
Session 31
Mr. Chissano

Before I start my statement on the agenda items I should like to pay once more the homage of my country to the memory of the great leader of the Chinese people ...

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Japan

JPN
1973
Session 28
Ohira

46. On behalf of the Japanese delegation I wish to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador Benites on his assumption of the presidency of the twenty...

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Poland

POL
1951
Session 6
Mr. WIERBLOWSKI

The sixth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations is meeting in the very heart of France, here in Paris, with its magnificent tradition of fightin...

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Fiji

FJI
1972
Session 27
Sir Edward Cakobau

Mr. President, I wish to convey to you the very warm congratulations of the Irish delegation on your election as President of the twenty-seventh session of the ...

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Iran

IRN
1981
Session 36
Mr. MOUSSAVI

The Islamic revolution of Iran, an anti-imperialist, anti-colonial and anti-despotic revolution led by Imam Khomeini, embraced victory on 11 February 1979 at th...

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Cuba

CUB
1974
Session 29
Mr. Roa

Mr. President, the Cuban delegation wishes to express joyous, friendly and fraternal congratulations on your election as President of the twenty-ninth session o...

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