Speeches by Major

6355 speeches found

Uganda

UGA
1991
Session 46
SSEMOGERERE

On behalf of the Ugandan delegation I wish to congratulate Ambassador Shihabi of Saudi Arabia on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its ...

Read full speech →

Syrian Arab Republic

SYR
1982
Session 37
Khaddam

It gives me pleasure to con¬gratulate Mr. Hollai on his unanimous election as President of the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly and to wish him...

Read full speech →

Norway

NOR
2022
Session 77
Jonas Gahr Store

We live in challenging times indeed. As a global community, we face the dire consequences of war, climate change, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, f...

Read full speech →

Maldives

MDV
2007
Session 62
Abdulla Shahid

Allow me at the outset to extend to Mr. Kerim my delegation’s warmest congratulations on his election to preside over the sixty-second session of the General...

Read full speech →

Burundi

BDI
2007
Session 62
Martin Nduwimana

First of all, we would like to extend to Mr. Srgjan Kerim our warmest congratulations on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly for the ...

Read full speech →

Uganda

UGA
2018
Session 73
Mr. Ruhakana Rugunda

I congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session and assure her of Uganda’s f...

Read full speech →

United Kingdom

GBR
2015
Session 70
Mr. Philip Hammond

Nearly 70 years ago, the first meetings of the General Assembly and the Security Council took place in London. They marked the point when the world came togethe...

Read full speech →

Lebanon

LBN
2013
Session 68
Michel Sleiman

I would first like to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session, and to expr...

Read full speech →

Latvia

LVA
2008
Session 63
Valdis Zatlers

I wish to begin by congratulating Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on assuming the post of President of the General Assembly at its current session. Today I shall st...

Read full speech →

France

FRA
2017
Session 72
Mr. Emmanuel Macron

I am privileged to address the General Assembly, and I know to whom I owe this privilege. I owe it to all those who, just over 70 years ago, rose up against a b...

Read full speech →

Vanuatu

VUT
2012
Session 67
Meltek Sato Kilman Livtunvanu

Vanuatu wishes to associate itself with other delegations in congratulating the President and the members of his Bureau on their election to lead us through th...

Read full speech →

FDR

DEU
1978
Session 33
Genscher

135. The Federal Republic of Germany at present holds the presidency of the European Community and in the European Political Co-operation. Therefore, I should ...

Read full speech →

China

CHN
1987
Session 42
WU Xueqian

 In the name of the Chinese delegation, may I begin by warmly congratulating you. Sir, on your election to the presidency of the forty-second session of the Ge...

Read full speech →

South Korea

KOR
2023
Session 78
Yoon Suk Yeol

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. Let me also pay trib...

Read full speech →

Lebanon

LBN
2011
Session 66
Michel Sleiman

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, especially since you r...

Read full speech →

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA
2010
Session 65
Sam Condor

The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has looked forward to this sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly with much anticipation. We welcome the opport...

Read full speech →

Fiji

FJI
2006
Session 61
Mr. Kaliopate TAVOLA

I extend to you, Madam, the congratulations and best wishes of the Government and the people of the Fiji Islands. The General Assembly is to be commended for...

Read full speech →

Czechoslovakia

CSK
1983
Session 38
CHNOUPEK

97. I wish to congratulate Mr. Jorge Illueca on his election to the office of President of the thirty- eighth session of the General Assembly. I wish him and ...

Read full speech →

Guinea

GIN
2017
Session 72
Mr. Alpha Condé

It is a great honour for me, as the current Chairman of the African Union, to take the floor in this melting pot of multilateralism to address the Assembly. The...

Read full speech →

People's Republic of Korea

PRK
2010
Session 65
Pak Kil Yon

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I would like, first of all, to congratulate you on your election to ...

Read full speech →