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General Debate of the 66th Session 21 September 2011 to 27 September 2011
21 September 2011
Morning Session
Secretary-General of the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General
President of the General Assembly (opening)
H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
President of the 66th Session of the General Assembly
Brazil
H.E. Mrs. Dilma Rousseff
President
United States of America
H.E. Mr. Barack Obama
President
Qatar
H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Amir
Mexico
H.E. Mr. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
President
Kazakhstan
H.E. Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev
President
France
H.E. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy
President
Argentina
H.E. Mrs. Cristina Fernández
President
Lebanon
H.E. Mr. Michel Sleiman
President
Republic of Korea
H.E. Mr. Lee Myung-bak
President
Equatorial Guinea
H.E. Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
President
Jordan
H.M. Mr. Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein
King
Finland
H.E. Mr. Tarja Halonen
President
Colombia
H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
President
Nigeria
H.E. Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
President
Estonia
H.E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves
President
Switzerland
H.E. Mrs. Micheline Calmy-Rey
President
Afternoon Session
Honduras
H.E. Mr. Porfirio Lobo Sosa
President
Ukraine
H.E. Mr. Viktor Yanukovych
President
Paraguay
H.E. Mr. Fernando Lugo Méndez
President
Rwanda
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame
President
Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Mr. Željko Komšić
Member of the Presidency
Guyana
H.E. Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo
President
Mongolia
H.E. Mr. Elbegdorj Tsakhia
President
South Africa
H.E. Mr. Jacob Zuma
President
Latvia
H.E. Mr. Adris Bērziņš
President
Guatemala
H.E. Mr. Álvaro Colom Caballeros
President
Senegal
H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Wade
President
Mozambique
H.E. Mr. Armando Emilio Guebuza
President
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma
President
Slovenia
H.E. Mr. Danilo Türk
President
22 September 2011
Morning Session
Cyprus
H.E. Mr. Demetris Christofias
President
United Republic of Tanzania
H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
President
Bahrain
H.M. Mr. Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa
King
Côte d’Ivoire
H.E. Mr. Alassane Ouattara
President
Chile
H.E. Mr. Sebastián Piñera Echeñique
President
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President
Kyrgyzstan
H.E. Mr. Rosa Otunbaeva
President
Kuwait
H.E. Mr. Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Prime Minister
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
H.E. Mr. David Cameron
Prime Minister
European Union
H.E. Mr. Herman Van Rompuy
President of the European Council
Turkey
H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Prime Minister
Afternoon Session
Poland
H.E. Mr. Bronislaw Komorowski
President
Kenya
H.E. Mr. Mwai Kibaki
President
Georgia
H.E. Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili
President
Dominican Republic
H.E. Mr. Leonel Fernández Reyna
President
Peru
H.E. Mr. Ollanta Humala Tasso
President
Lithuania
H.E. Mrs. Dalia Grybauskaitė
President
Zimbabwe
H.E. Mr. Robert Mugabe
President
Suriname
H.E. Mr. Desiré Delano Bouterse
President
Gabon
H.E. Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba
President
Democratic Republic of the Congo
H.E. Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange
President
Palau
H.E. Mr. Johnson Toribiong
President
Chad
H.E. Mr. Idriss Déby Itno
President
Costa Rica
H.E. Ms. Laura Chinchilla Miranda
President
Croatia
H.E. Mr. Ivo Josipović
President
Australia
H.E. Mr. Kevin Rudd
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Afghanistan
H.E. Mr. Zalmai Rassoul
Minister for Foreign Affairs
23 September 2011
Morning Session
Ghana
H.E. Mr. John Evans Atta Mills
President
Iraq
H.E. Mr. Jalal Talabani
President
Czech Republic
H.E. Mr. Václav Klaus
President
Turkmenistan
H.E. Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
President
El Salvador
H.E. Mr. Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena
President
Sri Lanka
H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa
President
Djibouti
H.E. Mr. Ismaël Omar Guelleh
President
Namibia
H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba
President
South Sudan
H.E. Mr. Salva Kiir
President
Armenia
H.E. Mr. Serzh Sargsyan
President
Palestine (State of)
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas
President
Japan
H.E. Mr. Yoshihiko Noda
Prime Minister
Bhutan
H.H. Lyonchoen Jigmi Yoezer Thinley
King
Israel
H.E. Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister
Sweden
H.E. Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt
Prime Minister
Afternoon Session
Hungary
H.E. Mr. Pál Schmitt
President
Sierra Leone
H.E. Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma
President
Serbia
H.E. Mr. Boris Tadić
President
Guinea
H.E. Mr. Alpha Condé
President
Eritrea
H.E. Mr. Isaias Afwerki
President
Nauru
H.E. Mr. Marcus Stephen
President
Niger
H.E. Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou
President
Haiti
H.E. Mr. Michel Joseph Martelly
President
Burundi
H.E. Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza
President
Micronesia (Federated States of)
H.E. Mr. Emanuel Mori
President
Comoros
H.E. Mr. Ikililou Dhoinine
President
Kiribati
H.E. Mr. Anote Tong
President
Madagascar
H.E. Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina
President
Fiji
H.E. Mr. Josaia V. Bainimarama
Prime Minister
Mali
H.E. Mrs. Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
Prime Minister
Eswatini
H.E. Mr. Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini
Prime Minister
Timor-Leste
H.E. Mr. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
Prime Minister
Grenada
H.E. Mr. Tillman Thomas
Prime Minister
Greece
H.E. Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Nickolay Mladenov
Minister for Foreign Affairs
24 September 2011
Morning Session
Lesotho
H.E. Mr. Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili
Prime Minister
Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Igor Lukšić
Prime Minister
Slovakia
H.E. Mrs. Iveta Radičová
Prime Minister
India
H.E. Mr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister
Guinea-Bissau
H.E. Mr. Carlos Gomes Júnior
Prime Minister
Tuvalu
H.E. Mr. Willy Telavi
Prime Minister
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
H.E. Mr. Ralph Gonsalves
Prime Minister
Nepal
H.E. Mr. Baburam Bhattarai
Prime Minister
Mauritius
H.E. Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Prime Minister
Antigua and Barbuda
H.E. Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer
Prime Minister
Albania
H.E. Mr. Sali Berisha
Prime Minister
Republic of North Macedonia
H.E. Mr. Nikola Gruevski
Prime Minister
Bangladesh
H.E. Mrs. Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister
Barbados
H.E. Mr. Freundel Stuart
Prime Minister
Malta
H.E. Mr. Lawrence Gonzi
Prime Minister
Egypt
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Kemal Ali Amr
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Portugal
H.E. Mr. Pedro Passos Coelho
Prime Minister
Libya
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Jibril
Chairman
Afternoon Session
Cabo Verde
H.E. Mr. José Maria Pereira Neves
Prime Minister
Papua New Guinea
H.E. Mr. Peter O’Neill
Prime Minister
Samoa
H.E. Mr. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi
Prime Minister
Vanuatu
H.E. Mr. Meltek Sato Kilman Livtunvanu
Prime Minister
Solomon Islands
H.E. Mr. Danny Philip
Prime Minister
Tonga
H.E. Mr. Lord Tu’Ivakano of Nukunuku
Prime Minister
Somalia
H.E. Mr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
Prime Minister
Togo
H.E. Mr. Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo
Prime Minister
Austria
H.E. Mr. Michael Spindelegger
Vice-Chancellor
Luxembourg
H.E. Mr. Jean Asselborn
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Belgium
H.E. Mr. Steven Vanackere
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Saint Kitts and Nevis
H.E. Mr. Sam Terrence Condor
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Italy
H.E. Mr. Franco Frattini
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Spain
H.E. Ms. Trinidad Jiménez
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Cameroon
H.E. Mr. Henri Eyebe Ayissi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
26 September 2011
Morning Session
Botswana
H.E. Mr. Mompati S. Merafhe
Vice-President
Maldives
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Waheed
Vice-President
Liberia
H.E. Mr. Joseph N. Boakai
Vice-President
Uruguay
H.E. Mr. Danilo Astori
Vice-President
Gambia (Republic of The)
H.E. Mrs. Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy
Vice-President
Uganda
H.E. Mr. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi
Vice-President
Brunei Darussalam
H.H. Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah
Prime Minister
Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Hor Namhong
Deputy Prime Minister
Ireland
H.E. Mr. Eamon Gilmore
Deputy Prime Minister
Jamaica
H.E. Mr. Kenneth Baugh
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Bahamas
H.E. Mr. Theodore Brent Symonette
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ethiopia
H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
H.E. Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith
Minister for Foreign Affairs
China
H.E. Mr. Yang Jiechi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Morocco
H.E. Mr. Taïb Fassi Fihri
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Germany
H.E. Mr. Guido Westerwelle
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Oman
H.E. Mr. Yousef Bin Al-Alawi Bin Abdulla
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Syrian Arab Republic
H.E. Mr. Walid Al-Moualem
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Afternoon Session
Uzbekistan
H.E. Mr. Elyor Ganiev
Deputy Prime Minister
Iceland
H.E. Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Algeria
H.E. Mr. Mourad Medelci
Minister for Foreign Affairs
United Arab Emirates
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Tajikistan
H.E. Mr. Hamrokhon Zarifi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Monaco
H.E. Mr. José Badia
Minister of External Affairs
Cuba
H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Netherlands
H.E. Mr. Uri Rosenthal
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sudan
H.E. Mr. Ali Ahmed Karti
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sao Tome and Principe
H.E. Mr. Manuel Salvador Dos Ramos
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Tunisia
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Mouldi Kefi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Indonesia
H.E. Mr. Marty M. Natalegawa
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Canada
H.E. Mr. John Baird
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Liechtenstein
H.E. Mrs. Aurelia Frick
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nicaragua
H.E. Mr. Samuel Santos López
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Congo
H.E. Mr. Basile Ikouebe
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Angola
H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Chikoti
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Marshall Islands
H.E. Mr. John M. Silk
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Central African Republic
H.E. Mr. Antoine Gambi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Trinidad and Tobago
H.E. Mr. Surujrattan Rambachan
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Andorra
H.E. Mr. Gilbert Saboya Sunyé
Minister for Foreign Affairs
27 September 2011
Morning Session
Mauritania
H.E. Mr. Hamady Ould Hamady
Minister for Foreign Affairs
San Marino
H.E. Mrs. Antonella Mularoni
Prime Minister
Singapore
H.E. Mr. K. Shanmugam
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law
Belarus
H.E. Mr. Sergei Martynov
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Yemen
H.E. Mr. Abubakr A. Al-Qirbi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Russian Federation
H.E. Mr. Sergey V. Lavrov
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Belize
H.E. Mr. Wilfred Elrington
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Burkina Faso
H.E. Mr. Djibrill Ypènè Bassolé
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Myanmar
H.E. Mr. Wunna Maung Lwin
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Viet Nam
H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Azerbaijan
H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Malaysia
H.E. Mr. Anifah Aman
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Malawi
H.E. Mr. Arthur Peter Mutharika
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Thailand
H.E. Mr. Surapong Tovichakchaikul
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Benin
H.E. Mr. Nassirou Bako Arifari
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Holy See
Archbishop Dominique Mamberti
Secretary of relations with States
Afternoon Session
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
H.E. Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Pakistan
H.E. Mrs. Hina Rabbani Khar
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
H.E. Mr. Pak Kil Yon
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
Romania
H.E. Mr. Romulus Doru Costea
Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Panama
H.E. Mr. Francisco Alvarez de Soto
Vice-Chancellor
Norway
H.E. Mr. Espen Barth Eide
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Zambia
H.E. Mrs. Lucy Mungoma
Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Republic of Moldova
H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba
Permanent Representative to the UN
Ecuador
H.E. Mr. Francisco Carrión-Mena
Permanent Representative to the UN
New Zealand
H.E. Mr. Jim McLay
Permanent Representative to the UN
Philippines
H.E. Mr. Libran N. Cabactulan
Permanent Representative to the UN
Dominica
H.E. Mr. Vince Henderson
Permanent Representative to the UN
Saint Lucia
H.E. Mr. Donatus Keith St. Aimee
Permanent Representative to the UN
Denmark
H.E. Mr. Carsten Staur
Permanent Representative to the UN
President of the General Assembly (closing)
H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
President of the 66th Session of the General Assembly