Speeches by president

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Suriname

SUR
2007
Session 62
Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk

It is an honour for me to address this gathering today, and on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Suriname I extend my congratulations to...

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Ukranian Soviet Socialist Republic

UKR
1961
Session 16
Mr. Palamarchuk

221. May I, Mr. President, on behalf of the Ukrainian delegation, congratulate you on your election to the high post of President of the sixteenth session of ...

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San Marino

SMR
2011
Session 66
Antonella Mularoni

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I wish to congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election as President of the General ...

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Madagascar

MDG
1970
Session 25
Mr. RABETAFIKA

5. Our delegation has more than one reason to be pleased with the election of Mr. Hambro as President of the twenty--fifth session of the'General Assembly of t...

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Panama

PAN
1957
Session 12
Mr. BOYD

The delegation of Panama, which enthusiastically supported the election of Sir Leslie Munro, has great pleasure in seeing him presiding over the twelfth session...

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Turkey

TUR
1989
Session 44
YILMAZ

 At the outset I extend my warm congratulations to the President on his election to preside over the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly. This session...

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Guatemala

GTM
2022
Session 77
Alejandro Giammattei Falla

I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your excellent leadership and the important theme chosen for this session, which invites us to reflect at a critical time ...

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Kiribati

KIR
2016
Session 71
Mr. Taneti Maamau

I am very pleased to address, for the first time, this global family of ours at its seventy-first gathering, on behalf of the Government and the people of Kirib...

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Czech Republic

CZE
2001
Session 56
Jan Kavan

Let me congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly and wish him every success in this i...

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Grenada

GRD
2014
Session 69
Nickolas Steele

I would like, first of all, to thank the outgoing President, Mr. John Ashe, for his sterling efforts in presiding over the sixty-eighth session of the Genera...

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Norway

NOR
1979
Session 34
Frydenlund

Mr. President, I should like to congratulate you on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. During the many years you have spent...

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Uganda

UGA
1993
Session 48
Mr. Ssemogerere

I wish, on behalf of the Uganda delegation, to join those representatives who have already congratulated Mr. Insanally of Guyana on his well- deserved election ...

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Kiribati

KIR
2008
Session 63
Anote Tong

I bring warm greetings from the Government and the people of the Republic of Kiribati, on whose behalf I am honoured to address this body this morning. Let m...

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Democratic Republic of Congo

COD
1989
Session 44
Mobutu Sese Seko

On 4 October 1973 - in other words, 16 years ago to the day - I addressed the General Assembly for the first time. Since then, many of the situations that were...

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Serbia

SRB
2011
Session 66
Boris Tadic

The rapid changes in our political and economic environment show, once again, the necessity of this annual gathering of the General Assembly of the United Na...

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Ukraine

UKR
2014
Session 69
Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Ukraine, as a co-founder of the United Nations, knows why we established this Organization — for peace and stability. Do we have this peace and stability? No...

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Saudi Arabia

SAU
2006
Session 61
Prince Saud AL-FAISAL

It honours me to deliver the statement of Saudi Arabia on behalf of Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At the outset, it ...

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Egypt

EGY
1946
Session 1
Haekal Pasha

It is for me a great pleasure to bring you today, to this meeting which opens the second part of the first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations...

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Togo

TGO
2007
Session 62
Zarifou Ayeva

Each session of the General Assembly offers us an opportunity to meet in order to take stock of our actions and define the necessary perspectives for breath...

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United States of America

USA
1953
Session 8
Mr. Dulles

1. Mr. DULLES (United States of America): It is an honour for me to be with you again. As one of the founding group at San Francisco, I shared in the hopes and ...

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