Speeches by president

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Liberia

LBR
2013
Session 68
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

I am honoured to address the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session on behalf of the Government and people of Liberia and to extend my warmest congratu...

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United States of America

USA
1994
Session 49
Mr. William Clinton

Let me first congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the General Assembly for its forty-ninth session. The American people look forwar...

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Kyrgyzstan

KGZ
2001
Session 56
Osmonakun Ibraimov

Osmonakun IbraimovI would like at the outset to join in all the congratulations that have been extended to the President on his election as President of the fi...

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Panama

PAN
1960
Session 15
Mr. ILLUECA

May I say first of all that my delegation greatly appreciated the election of Panama to one of the vice-presidencies allotted to Latin America at this session o...

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Seychelles

SYC
2013
Session 68
Danny Faure

It is with great honour that I address the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session on behalf of the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. James A...

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Bhutan

BTN
2007
Session 62
Yeshey Dorgi

I offer my delegation’s congratulations to the President for his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and assure him...

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Micronesia

FSM
2005
Session 60
Lorin Robert

I take this opportunity to congratulate President Eliasson on his election to lead our deliberations during this very important session of the General Assembly....

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Finland

FIN
1969
Session 24
Mr. KARJALAINEN

179. Madam President, it gives me great pleasure to extend to you, on behalf of my Government and myself, our sincerest congratulations on your election to th...

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Chad

TCD
1997
Session 52
Mahamat Saleh Annadif

In taking the floor for the first time before this Assembly, I feel legitimately proud to be the voice with which the people of Chad, its Government and its Pr...

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France

FRA
1975
Session 30
Mr. SAUVAGNARGUES

1. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I should first of all like to convey to you my own congratulations and the congratulations of my country. I am...

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Algeria

DZA
2024
Session 79
Ahmed Attaf

Thank you, Mr President. We gather once again under the auspices of our United Nations organisation, while our world passes through a turning point of profoun...

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Uzbekistan

UZB
2011
Session 66
Elyor Ganiev

Allow me at the outset to extend my greetings to all those who are participating in the work of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session and to wish t...

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DRC

COD
2009
Session 64
Thambwe Mwamba

Mr. President, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Republic, is unable to attend but has instructed me to convey to you his most heart...

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Comoros

COM
1994
Session 49
Mr. Sagaf

At the outset, I should like, on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, to extend to Mr. Essy my warmest congratulations on hi...

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Micronesia, Federated States of

FSM
1992
Session 47
Mr Moses

It is a great honour for me to address the Assembly at the commencement of its forty-seventh session and in so doing to mark my country's first full year of m...

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Ecuador

ECU
1985
Session 40
Mr. Teran

It is an honor for me to convey to you. Sir, the following message from the constitutional President of Ecuador, Mr. Leon Febres Cordero, on the occasion of the...

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Brazil

BRA
2002
Session 57
Mr. Celso LAFER

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I thank your predecessor, Mr. Han Seung- soo, for the leadership he display...

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Central African Republic

CAF
2014
Session 69
Catherine Samba-Panza

It is an honour and a legitimate source of pride for me to speak from this rostrum on behalf of my country, the Central African Republic, on the occasion of ...

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Senegal

SEN
2002
Session 57
Cheikh Tidiane Gadio

My delegation is particularly pleased to convey to Mr. Jan Kavan its heartfelt congratulations and fervent hopes for success in the lofty and important task ah...

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Namibia

NAM
2011
Session 66
Hifikepunye Pohamba

I wish to congratulate the President and his country, Qatar, on his election to the presidency of the Assembly at this session. With his wisdom and experienc...

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