Speeches by Vice President

331 speeches found

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA
2009
Session 64
Denzil Douglas

It is indeed an honour to address the General Assembly at its sixty- fourth session. Today, we converge in this Hall to outline how, from the perspective of o...

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USA

USA
1996
Session 51
William Jefferson Clinton

Three years ago I had the honour of being the first American President born after the founding of the United Nations to address the General Assembly. In its fi...

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Lesotho

LSO
1998
Session 53
Thomas Motsoahae Thabane

I should like, Mr. President, to extend to you our very warm congratulations on your election to lead the business of the General Assembly at its fifty-third se...

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Pakistan

PAK
2008
Session 63
Asif Ali Zardari

I come before the Assembly today in the name of my late wife, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, as a victim of terrorism representing a nation that is a victi...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
2009
Session 64
Ratnasiri Wickramanayake

I take great pleasure in congratulating Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Sr...

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CUB

CUB
1994
Session 49

As we who are gathered here deliver our statements, a small and impoverished Caribbean nation is being subjected to military occupation. The inconceivable deal ...

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Austria

AUT
1986
Session 41
Mr. Jankowitsch

When the General Assembly adjourned last year, at the end of its fortieth anniversary session, there was hope that the renewed commitment to the ideals of the U...

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Kazakhstan

KAZ
2018
Session 73
Mr. Kairat Abdrakhmanov

This year, as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest sons of humankind, the late Nelson Mandela, I would like to begin my stat...

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Brazil

BRA
1959
Session 14
Mr. Schmidtt

1. The pride which I feel in speaking at this moment in the name of Brazil is enhanced, Mr. President, by my gratification at being the first to express to you ...

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Bahamas

BHS
1996
Session 51
Janet G. Bostwick

The Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas warmly congratulates Ambassador Razali on his election to the presidency of this fifty-first session of the G...

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Chad

TCD
1977
Session 32
Kamougue

43. The adoption in 1945 of the Charter of the United Nations marked a step forward towards the establishment of the rule of the law that should govern relati...

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Mauritius

MUS
2015
Session 70
Sir Anerood Jugnauth

Twelve years ago, I bade farewell to the Assembly, as I had decided to retire from active politics thereafter, which I did. However, destiny and the wish of the...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
2018
Session 73
Mr. Alpha Barry

In the 73 years since our Organization was created, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is the fourth woman to be elected President of the General Assembly, and ...

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Vatican

VAT
2012
Session 67
Dominique Mamberti

As I congratulate the President on behalf of the Holy See on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, I have the ho...

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Yugoslavia

YUG
1983
Session 38
SPILJAK

76. Mr. President, for me and for my country it is a source of genuine satisfaction to see you, the Vice-President of friendly, non-aligned Panama, with which...

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Sweden

SWE
1975
Session 30
Mr. ANDERSSON

Mr. President, may I express to you the congratulations of the Government of Sweden on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Your experience ...

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Andorra

AND
1997
Session 52
Marc Forné Molné

I should like first to thank for his work the outgoing President, Ismail Razali. My Ambassador, the Andorran Vice-President for the fifty- first session of the...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1983
Session 38
HAMEED

 I extend to Mr. Illueca the felicitations and good wishes of Sri Lanka on his election as President of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly. It...

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Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
1982
Session 37
SERICHE BIOKO

It is a great honour for me to avail myself of this opportunity to address the Assembly in the name of the people of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the...

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United Kingdom

GBR
1991
Session 46
Hurd

Let me first congratulate you, Mr. Vice-President, and, through you, the President, on your appointments to the high offices you hold. He are very confident th...

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