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President of the U.N. General Assembly, H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki                               English / Arabic

Austria                    H.E. Mr. Michael Spindelegger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs     English  

Bosnia and Herzegovina               H.E. Mr. Željko Komšić, Chairman of the Presidency     English

Brazil                       H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,  President   English / Original Language

China                       H.E. Mr. Hu Jintao, President   English / Chinese 

France                        H.E. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, President    English / French

France                     H.E. Mr. Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Gabon                      H.E. Mr. Paul Toungui, Minister for Foreign Affairs, cooperation, la Francophonie and Regional Integration    English / French

Japan                         H.E. Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister  English

Lebanon                H.E. General Michel Sleiman, President  Arabic / English

Nigeria                   H.E. Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English 

Nigeria                      H.E. U. Joy Ogwu, Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Uganda                       H.E. Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President    English

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
H.E. Mr. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister   English 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
H.E. David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 

United States of America
H.E. Barack Obama, President  English 

United States of America
H.E. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State 

Other World Leaders Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in 2009:

Afghanistan
H.E. Mr. Rangin Dâdfar Spantâ, Minister for Foreign Affairs English

Algeria
H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President Arabic / English

Angola
H.E. Mr. Assunçaõ Afonso dos Anjos, Minister for External Relations English / Original Language

Australia
H.E. Mr. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister English 

Azerbaijan
H.E. Mr. Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov, Minister for Foreign Affairs  English 

Bahrain
H.E. Mr. Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Alkhalifa, Minister for Foreign Affairs English / Arabic

Bangladesh
H.E. The Honourable Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister English / Original language

Barbados
H.E. The Honourable Maxine Pamela Ometa McClean, Senator Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade English

Belgium
H.E. Mr. Yves Leterme, Minister for Foreign Affairs English / French

Belize
H.E. The Honourable Wilfred Elrington, Attorney General, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade English 

Benin
H.E. Jean-Marie Ehouzou, Minister for Foreign Affairs English / French

Bhutan
H.E. Mr. Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, Minister for Foreign Affairs English

Botswana
H.E. Mr. Charles Thembani Ntwaaggae, Chairman of the Delegation    English

Bulgaria
H.E. Ms. Rumiana Jeleva, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English

Burundi
H.E. Mr. Gabriel Ntisezerana, Second Vice-President    English / French

Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation  English

Cameroon
H.E. Mr. Paul Biya, President  English / French

Cape Verde
H.E. Mr. Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima, Chairman of the Delegation English / Original language

Canada
H.E. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister for Foreign Affairs English / French - English

Central African Republic
H.E. Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, Prime Minister  English / French

Chad
H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Minister for Foreign Affairs  English / French

Congo
H.E. Mr. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President    English / French

Costa Rica
H.E. Mr. Óscar Arias Sánchez, President    English / Spanish

Côte d'Ivoire
H.E. Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, President   English / French

Croatia
H.E. Mr. Stjepan Mesić, President    English / Original Language 

Cyprus
H.E. Mr. Demetris Christofias, President    English / Original Language

Cuba
H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs   English / Spanish

Democratic Republic of the Congo
H.E. Mr. Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, Minister for Foreign Affairs   English / French

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
H.E. Mr. Pak Kil Yon, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs   English / Original Language

Denmark
H.E. Mr. Carsten Staur, Chairman of the Delegation   English

Ecuador
H.E. Mr. Fander Falconi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Integration   English / Spanish

Egypt
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs    Arabic / English 

El Salvador
H.E. Mr. Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, President    English / Spanish

Eritrea
H.E. Mr. Osman Mohammed Saleh, Minister for Foreign Affairs  English 

Ethiopia
H.E. Mr. Seyoum Mesfin, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English

Finland
H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President    English

Georgia
H.E. Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili, President   English

Germany
H.E. Mr. Thomas Matussek, Chairman of the Delegation   English

Greece
H.E. Mr. Anastassis Mitsialis, Chairman of the Delegation  English

Guatemala
H.E. Mr. Álvaro Colom Caballeros, President    English / Spanish

Haiti
H.E. Mr. René Préval, President   English / French

Honduras
H.E. Ms. Patricia Isabel Rodas Baca, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English

Hungary
H.E. Mr. Péter Balázs, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English

Iceland
H.E. Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English

India                  H.E. Mr. S. M. Krishna, Minister for External Affairs    English

Indonesia
H.E. Mr. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs   English

Iraq
H.E. Mr. Jalal Talabani, President    Arabic / English

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President    English / Original Language

Ireland
H.E. Mr. Peter Power, Minister of State for Overseas Development    English

Italy
H.E. Mr. Silvio Berlusconi, President  English / Original language

Jamaica
H.E. Mr. The Honourable Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade    English

Jordan
H.E. Mr. Nasser Judeh, Minister for Foreign Affairs    Arabic / English

Kenya
H.E. The Honourable Raila Amollo Odinga, Prime Minister   English

Kuwait
His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister    Arabic / English

Lao People's Democratic Republic
H.E. Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs  English / Original Language

Liberia
H.E. Mr. Joseph Boakai, Vice-President  English

Malaysia
H.E. The Honourable Datuk Anifah Aman, Minister for Foreign Affairs  English 

Mauritania
H.E. Ms. Naha Mint Mouknass, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation   Arabic / English

Mauritius
H.E. Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister    English

Mongolia
H.E. Mr. Elbegdorj Tsakhia, President  English

Morocco
H.E. Mr. Taïb Fassi Fihri, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation  Arabic / English

Mozambique
H.E. Mr. Oldemiro Marques Baloi, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation  English

Myanmar
H.E. General Thein Sein, Prime Minister  English / Original language

Namibia
H.E. Mr. Marco Hausiku, Minister for Foreign Affairs  English

Nepal
H.E. The Right Honourable Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister  English

Netherlands
H.E. Mr. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister  English

New Zealand
H.E. Mr. John Key, Prime Minister  English

Nicaragua
H.E. Mr. Samuel Santos López, Minister for Foreign Affairs  English / Spanish

Niger
H.E. Ms. Aichatou Mindaoudou, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration    English / French

Norway
H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English

Oman
H.E. Yousef Bin AI-Alawi Bin Abdullah, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English / Original Language

Pakistan
H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President    English 

Palestine
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President   Arabic / English

Paraguay
H.E. Mr. Fernando Lugo Méndez, President    English / Spanish 

Panama
H.E. Mr. Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, President    English / Spanish

Peru
H.E. Mr. Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde, Minister for Foreign Affairs   English / Spanish

Philippines
H.E. Alberto Romulo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs   English / Spanish  

Qatar
His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Ami    Arabic / English

Romania
H.E. Mr. Cristian Diaconescu, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English / French

Rwanda
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President    English

Saudi Arabia
His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister for Foreign Affairs Full text: Arabic / English

Senegal
H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, President    English / French

Serbia
H.E. Mr. Boris Tadić, President  English 

Sierra Leone
H.E. Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President    English

Singapore
H.E. Mr. George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English 

Somalia
H.E. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President    Arabic / English

South Africa
H.E. Mr. Jacob Zuma, President    English

Spain
H.E. Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government  English / Spanish

Sri Lanka
H.E. Mr. The Honourable Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, Prime Minister   English / Original Language

Suriname
H.E. Mr. Ramdien Sardjoe, Vice-President  English

Sudan
H.E. Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani, Adviser to the President   Arabic / English

Swaziland
His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State    English

Switzerland
H.E. Mr. Hans-Rudolf Merz, President    English / French

Sweden
H.E. Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister    English

Syrian Arab Republic
H.E. Mr. Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs    Arabic / English

Thailand
H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister   English

Timor-Leste
H.E. Mr. Zacarias Albano Da Costa, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English

United Republic of Tanzania
H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President    English

Tunisia
H.E. Mr. Abdelwaheb Abdallah, Minister for Foreign Affairs    English / Arabic

Turkey                 H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister    English / Original Language

Ukraine
H.E. Mr. Victor Yushchenko, President    English / Original Language

United Arab Emirates
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs  Arabic / English

Uruguay
H.E. Mr. Tabaré Vázquez, President  English / Spanish

Uzbekistan
H.E. Mr. Vladimir Norov, Minister for Foreign Affairs  English

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
H.E. Mr. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, President    English / Spanish

Viet Nam
H.E. Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet, President    English / Original Language

Yemen
H.E. Mr. Abubakr Al-Qirbi, Minister for Foreign Affairs   Arabic / English 

Zambia
H.E. Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda, President    English

Zimbabwe
H.E. Mr. Robert Mugabe, President   English