Speeches by Kennedy

In the name of the African Union, I would like to greet the members of the General Assembly of the United Nations, and I hope that this meeting will be among...

Mr. President, in the name of the Italian Government, I wish to extend to you my earnest and sincere congratulations on your unanimous election to the highest o...

114. On behalf of the Republic of Gabon I wish to pay the highest tribute to Mr. Dag Hammarskjold, who died on our African soil so that the independence of an...

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. The Brazilian delegation is confident ...

On taking the floor in this great world forum, I am overwhelmed by respect and awe — respect for the distinguished and able representatives of 100 countries as...

81. We associate ourselves with the representatives of the other Member States in sing our deep satisfaction that Mr. Slim was unanimously elected to preside o...

1. Mr. President, your name has been closely linked to many of our Organization's activities and we know how hard you have worked to enable the General Asse...

37. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I join the speakers who have preceded me in congratulating you on your election to the Presidency at the twent...

I am happy to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly during the current session. I wish you every success in managing o...

 Mr. President, on behalf of the people and the Government which I have the honour to represent in this distinguished world-wide assembly, I am pleased to expr...

1. Mr. President, your almost unanimous election to the presidency of the present session of the United Nations General Assembly — a truly rare occurrence i...

96. The twenty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly opens, to our deep regret, inauspiciously, under the shadow of the most serious episode...

20. Mr. president, my delegation congratulates you on your election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-second session. It is an honour to y...

Sixty years ago, in the fall of 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That international bill of rights contains a forc...

On taking the floor for the first time in this Assembly, I should like first of all, Mr. President, to discharge a pleasant duty, that of adding the warm congra...

Mr. President, it is my privilege to convey to you the warmest congratulations of the delegation of Pakistan on your unanimous election to the high office of Pr...

Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation and myself I would like to offer you our sincere congratulations, on your election as President of the sixteenth sess...

In the past fourteen years the General Assembly has been convened under many a political climate. We have assembled in regular and in special emergency sessions...

29. Mr. President, may I begin by saying how pleased we are to see you as the President of the General Assembly. In conveying our greetings and felicitations to...

Colombia, and the delegation which represents it, are particularly gratified by your election as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations. We fee...