A/71/L.4 GA
71
Session
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Vote Consensus — A/71/PV.27
Speeches following this vote (18)
The President
I now request the Chief of Protocol to escort the Secretary-General-designate, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, to the platform.
The President
I have the honour to announce that His Excellency Mr. António Guterres has been appointed by acclamation Secretary-General of the United Nations for a term of office beginning on 1 January 2017 and ending on 31 December 2021.
Today is indeed a momentous day. Since 1946, this is only the ninth time that the General Assembly has taken action on the appointment of a new Secretary- General. It is in…
The Secretary-General
Before turning to our agenda item, I would like to offer my deep condolences to the royal family, the Government and the people of Thailand on the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. His Majesty King Adulyadej was revered by the people of Thailand as a unifying national leader. He was also highly respected internationally. At this time of sorrow and loss, I hope that Thailand will con…
The President
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
It is now my honour to give the floor to the representative of the Niger, who will speak on behalf of the Group of African States.
Mr. Wafy
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States on this important occasion of the appointment of the next Secretary- General, under agenda item 113.
The African Group welcomes the commitment to remaining faithful to the General Assembly’s call for increased transparency and inclusivity in the selection and appointment of the next Secretary-General, in accordance with article …
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Kuwait, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States.
Mr. Alotaibi
I have the honour and privilege today to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States on the occasion of the adoption of resolution 71/4, which endorses the Security Council recommendation to appoint Mr. António Guterres as the ninth Secretary- General for five years beginning 1 January 2017.
I would like to begin by taking this opportunity to thank our current Secr…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Georgia, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Mr. Imnadze
I am honoured to make this statement on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States. It is my great pleasure to congratulate His Excellency Mr. António Guterres on his successful completion of the journey to become the next Secretary- General. His outstanding experience in top positions at both the national and the international levels and his vision of effective multilateralism reassure us of…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Chile, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Mr. Barros Melet
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I have the honour to welcome and extend our warmest congratulations to the newly appointed Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres. His stature and diplomatic competence, together with his broad experience in many areas, make him an eminently suitable person for this demanding key position, at a time when the international community h…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States.
Mr. Rycroft
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, it is an honour and a privilege to address the Assembly as we welcome the appointment of Mr. António Guterres as the next Secretary-General. Today, Mr. Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has been selected to serve as the Head of the Organization. We offer him our war…
Ms. Power
As the proud host country of the United Nations, the United States joins all the other delegations in this Hall in welcoming the appointment of António Guterres as the next Secretary-General.
Let me start by saying a word about Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, who over the past 10 years has shown that progress can be made by setting ambitious goals and mobilizing Member States to meet them. Secre…
The President
I now invite His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate, to make a statement.
Mr. Guterres: When I heard the Security Council’s decision to recommend me to the General Assembly, my feelings could be described by just two words: gratitude and humility. It is with the same gratitude and humility
that I stand before the Assembly today; those feelings are now joined by a profo…
The President
I thank the Secretary- General-designate for his statement, and I request the Chief of Protocol to escort him to room GA-200.
The President
Before proceeding further, I would like to inform members that the oath of office ceremony will take place at a later date, to be announced. I would also like to inform members that the Secretary-
General-designate will be in the West Foyer in 10 minutes to receive felicitations.
We have thus concluded our consideration of agenda item 113.
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