Speeches by Vaira Vike-Freiberga

I wish I could begin this address on a more optimistic note, but since we last convened at the General Assembly one year ago, many dramatic and disconcerting ev...

I begin by congratulating Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalaifa on her assumption of the office of President of the General Assembly. We have full confidence in her an...

I would like to begin by extending Latvia’s heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Julian Hunte on his appointment as President of the United Nations General Assembl...

It is a great honour for me to address the Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, and its President, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab. You may be assured, Sir, of my highest...

At the outset allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session and to wish you every suc...

I would like to begin by congratulating the Swiss Confederation on its recent accession to the United Nations Organization. Switzerland's immeasurable contribu...

Let me start by congratulating you on your election, Madam President, and by wishing you every success in the coming months of hard work. The outgoing presid...

First of all, I would like to congratulate our President on her election to this high post and to assure her of the full support of Ukraine throughout her ma...

I would like to begin by congratulating the Republic of Montenegro on its recent accession to the United Nations Organization. We fully understand the chall...