Speeches by president

Allow me first, Sir, to congratulate Mr. Razali Ismail on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session and to wish hi...

A year has gone by since the entire world mourned the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy and condemned the barbaric acts most formally. Today, from this...

Before telling you how pleased I am to address you from this rostrum, I should like to extend the congratulations of my country, Tunisia, to you, Mr. President...

122. Mr. President, I would like to join the many other delegates who have congratulated you on your elevation to your high office. We in Malawi cannot claim to...

Mr. President, I bring you greetings from the small and beautiful country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Please accept our congratulations on your electi...

I am pleased and honoured at the outset to express our heartfelt congratulations on the election of Mr. Vuk Jeremić as President of the General Assembly at its...

*"It is the hour of the peoples. If governments have failed—as is evident here—and have chosen instead to play with bombs and senseless wars, to kill boys and g...

118. Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. My delegation notes with pleasure tha...

First of all, Mr. President, on behalf of His Excellency Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, President of the National Rally and Development Committee (CNRD), President o...

I have the great honour of conveying to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session the greetings of the people of Côte d’Ivoire, President Laurent Gbagbo...

Mr President, Secretary General, a year ago, we were all looking forward to what, we were sure, would be the grand celebrations at this year’s General Assembly ...

We enter the post-cold-war era inspired by the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations, which are enshrined the right to self-determination of peoples, res...

I wish, on behalf of my country, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. I am please...

I should like at the outset to express our sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to the presidency of the General Assemb...

It is an honour for me to and stand at this prestigious rostrum today to represent my fellow countrywomen and men and address distinguished colleagues and partn...

It is my honour to represent my country, the Principality of Andorra, before the Assembly, which this year is celebrating its seventieth anniversary. Over the p...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, At the outset, I wish to extend my heartfelt congratulations to You...

I am honoured, on this occasion, to represent His Excellency Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar, and the entire Malagasy people...

At a time when Paris is celebrating the bi-millenary of its foundation, fate has ordained that the United Nations should hold its sixth session in this bright a...

At the outset, I wish to convey the warmest congratulations of the President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Jovenel Moise, to Mr. Tijjani Muhammad...