Speeches by president

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. Yet in today’s world we are far from having achieved global peace. It therefor...

On behalf of my delegation, I extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations on your election to the high post of President of the General Assembly at its fift...

Allow me first of all to offer my sincere congratulations to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Mr. Didier Opertti, on his election to the post of Pre...

99. Mr. President, my delegation is gratified and proud that you have been elected to preside over this session of the General Assembly. With the distinction yo...

His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, has bestowed on me the great honour of representing him at the Assembly. On his...

On behalf of the President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, I would like to extend our warm congratulations to the Presid...

Let me begin, Sir, by paying tribute to your predecessor, Jean Ping, for his extraordinary work — above all on the world summit, but also throughout his year as...

As he is not personally able to participate in this general debate, the President of the Republic of Benin, Mr. Boni Yayi, has asked me to represent him. At...

Dear Mr. Secretary General! Dear Mr. President! First of all, allow me to congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid upon his election for the Presidency of the 76th sessi...

As we say in Maori, to all peoples and to all voices, greetings, greetings, greetings to all. I speak at the end of a period of intense United Nations dial...

75. On behalf of my delegation and myself, I extend to you, Mr. President, our cordial congratulations on your election to this high and highly responsible offi...

I wish to begin by congratulating the President, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session and wish him every success wi...

I join other delegations in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. We are confident that your ability and experience wi...

The United Nations has today reached a historic turning-point for at this session, we are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its founding. I am convinced t...

Let me start by extending my sincere congratulations to the President of the General Assembly and his country, Serbia, upon his election to preside over the si...

Mr. President, I should like first of all, on behalf of my Government, the people of the Republic of Senegal and His Excellency Mr. Leopold Sedar Senghor, to e...

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of San Marino, I wish to congratulate Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on his appointment as President of th...

114. Mr. President, it is a pleasure for the delegation of the Republic of Afghanistan to see you as the elected President of the thirtieth session of the Gene...

Mr. President, my Government and country warmly congratulate you on your assumption of the Presidency of this fifty-eighth session of the United Nations Genera...

Let me begin by extending my warm congratulations to Mr. Al-Nasser as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. His strong leadership wil...