Speeches from 1978

 189. Mr. President, I wish to join the previous speakers in congratulating you on your unanimous election to the high office you now occupy. My delegation is ...

200. The presence of Latin America, in the person of the former Foreign Minister of Colombia, Indalecio Lievano, in the presidency of this thirty-third session...

 1. The great English writer, Charles Dickens, began one of his celebrated novels thus: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.. .". I suggest th...

103. Sir, permit me to convey to you our warm congratulations on your unanimous election to the high office of President of the thirty-third session of the Gen...

186. I should like first of all to address to you, Mr. President, my warmest greetings on your election to the presidency of the thirty-third session of the Ge...

138. It is a great pleasure and honour for me to convey to Mr. Lievano, through you, Sir, on behalf of my Foreign Minister—who, for compelling reasons, is unab...

102. First of all, may I express to you, Sir, my great pleasure in extending to you, on behalf of the Romanian delegation, our warm congratulations on the occa...

144. The delegation of Rwanda wishes to join in the congratulations and praise addressed to you, Sir, on your election as President Of this Assembly. The unani...

 3. Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election as President of the thirty-third session of the General Assembly. The confidence this Assembly ...

57. Mr. President, the delegation of Sao Tome and Principe, which I have the honour to lead this year at the thirty-third regular session of the General Assemb...

183. Mr. President, in speaking for the first time before this Assembly I am happy first of all to extend, through you, Sir, the warmest congratulations of the...

50. First, Sir, 1 offer you the warm congratulations of my delegation on your unanimous election to the presidency of the thirty-third session of the General A...

160. I should like, on behalf of the Sierra Leone delegation, to proffer through you, Sir, our warmest congratulations to Mr. Lievano on his election as Presid...

 1. Mr. President, may I congratulate you warmly on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I should like to thank the outgoing President, Mr....

90. Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation I take great pleasure in extending to you our warmest congratulations on your well-deserved election to the offic...

 1. It is our privilege to have as our President at this Assembly an eminent personality in the world of Latin American thought and politics, the Minister for ...

123. It gives me great pleasure, Mr. President, to join the representatives who have preceded me in congratulating you on your election as President of the thi...

 1. 2. Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express our immense pleasure in seeing you elected to the presidency of the thirty-third session of the U...

70. I should like to express my great pleasure at having the opportunity once again to address this gathering of representatives of the members of our world co...

 340. May I first congratulate the President most warmly on his election to preside over the thirty-third session of the General Assembly. His merits, which ...