Speeches from 1969

78. Madam President, allow me to congratulate you on your election as our President. In the exercise of the functions of your high office you will be able to d...

1. It is my great pleasure to convey to the President, in the name of the people and the Government of the People’s Republic of Southern Yemen and of my delega...

1. Madam President, it is with great pleasure that I congratulate you on your election to the highest United Nations office, the Presidency of the General Assem...

149. In the first place, Madam President, let me congratulate you warmly on behalf of the delegation of the People’s Republic of Albania on your election as Pre...

207. The numerous and complex questions which we ate called upon to consider at this twenty-fourth session provide so many reasons for concern and anguish that ...

29. Madam President, it is a matter of particular satisfaction to my delegation that our deliberations are being presided over today by a woman of such outstand...

91. Madam President, I begin my speech with the very pleasant act of congratulating you on your election as President of the General Assembly at this session. I...

150. Madam President, it is a privilege to convey to you our sincere congratulations upon your election to the highest office of this Assembly. In our forthco...

62. Madam President, the delegation of Barbados is happy to join those who have spoken before in paying a tribute to you on the occasion of your election to th...

66. Madam President, the delegation of the Byelorussian SSR would like to congratulate you on your election as President of the twenty-fourth session of the Uni...

92. Madam President, may I mention first the generosity of a life which, for the good of all, culminated and was consummated here during the last session of the...

1. Madam President, I do not wish merely to congratulate you on your election as a matter of form, but rather to recall something of the spirit of hope and vita...

2. Madam President, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your election to this important office. I feel confident that with your long experience of...

1. Madam President, first of all I should like to extend to you my heartiest congratulations for the unanimity of choice which singled you to preside over the ...

30. I should like to convey to you, Madam President, the congratulations of the delegation of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria on your election to the most imp...

108. Seven years have passed since Burundi achieved national and international sovereignty. The prominent part which you, Madam President, took in our country’s...

126. The delegation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, which is taking part in the work of this twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly, would very much have lik...

2. Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, Gentlemen, I have already in the past had occasion, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Cameroon, to address this As...

42. Madam President, twenty-four years ago your delegation to the first session of the General Assembly was one of four from the continent of Africa. Today that...

179. Madam President, the unanimity surrounding your choice as President and the moving tributes paid to you on your august election point to the respect and c...