UN General Assembly - 63rd Session

Tuesday, 23 September 2008 (Opening Session)
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Morning Session

  • UNITED NATIONS - H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General
  • PRESIDENT OF THE 63rd SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - H.E. Mr. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
  • BRAZIL - H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - H.E. Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
  • FRANCE - H.E. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic (on behalf of the European Union)
  • PHILIPPINES - H.E. Ms. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines
  • QATAR - His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar
  • LIBERIA - H.E. Ms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia
  • TURKEY - H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey
  • ARGENTINA - H.E. Ms. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of the Argentine Republic
  • MADAGASCAR - H.E. Mr. Marc Ravalomanana, President of the Republic of Madagascar
  • SERBIA - H.E. Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia
  • UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania (on behalf of the African Union)
  • GABON - H.E. Mr. Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic

Tuesday, 23 September 2008 (Opening Session)
3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Afternoon Session

  • FINLAND - H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland
  • BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - H.E. Mr. Haris Silajdžić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • RWANDA - H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda
  • LITHUANIA - H.E. Mr. Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania
  • IRAN (Islamic Republic of) - H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • LEBANON - H.E. General Michel Sleiman, President of the Lebanese Republic
  • KENYA - H.E. Mr. Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya
  • PANAMA - H.E. Mr. Martín Torrijos, President of the Republic of Panama
  • UGANDA - H.E. Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda
  • GUYANA - H.E. Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana
  • GEORGIA - H.E. Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia
  • BOLIVIA - H.E. Mr. Evo Morales, President of the Republic of Bolivia
  • NAMIBIA - H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia
  • BENIN - H.E. Mr. Bony Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin

Wednesday, 24 September 2008
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Morning Session

  • SRI LANKA -  H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • UKRAINE -  H.E. Mr. Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
  • PARAGUAY  -  H.E. Mr. Fernando Lugo Méndez, President of the Republic of Paraguay
  • PORTUGAL -  H.E. Mr. Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic
  • GHANA -  H.E. Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana
  • CHILE -  H.E. Ms. Michelle Bachelet Jeria, President of the Republic of Chile
  • SLOVENIA  -  H.E. Mr. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia
  • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -  H.E. Mr. Leonel Fernández Reyna, President of the Dominican Republic
  • MEXICO -  H.E. Mr. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States
  • SENEGAL -  H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal
  • AFGHANISTAN -  H.E. Mr. Hâmid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • BURKINA FASO -  H.E. Mr. Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso
  • ISRAEL -  H.E. Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel
  • CHINA -  H.E. Mr. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
  • CUBA -  H.E. Mr. José Ramón Machado Ventura, Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba

Wednesday, 24 September 2008
3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Afternoon Session

  • HONDURAS - H.E. Mr. José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, President of the Republic of Honduras
  • MOZAMBIQUE - H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique
  • ESTONIA - H.E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia
  • MALAWI -  H.E. Mr. Bingu Wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi
  • CYPRUS - H.E. Mr. Dimitris Christofias, President of the Republic of Cyprus
  • COLOMBIA -  H.E. Mr. Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of the Republic of Colombia
  • LATVIA -  H.E. Mr. Valdis Zatlers, President of the Republic of Latvia
  • NAURU -  H.E. Mr. Marcus Stephen, President of the Republic of Nauru
  • EL SALVADOR -  H.E. Mr. Elías Antonio Saca González, President of the Republic of El Salvador
  • SURINAME -  H.E. Mr. Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname
  • GUATEMALA -  H.E. Mr. Álvaro Colon Caballeros, President of the Republic of  Guatemala
  • POLAND -  H.E. Mr. Lech Kaczyñski, President of the Republic of Poland
  • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -  H.E. Army General François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic
  • CAPE VERDE -  H.E. Mr. Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires, President of the Republic of Cape Verde
  • ALBANIA -  H.E. Mr. Bamir Topi, President of the Republic of Albania
  • COSTA RICA -  H.E. Mr. Óscar Arias Sánchez, President of the Republic of Costa Rica
  • MONGOLIA -  H.E. Mr. Sanjaa Bayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia

Thursday, 25 September 2008
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Morning Session

  • TAJIKISTAN - H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan
  • THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - H.E. Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  • SEYCHELLES - H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel, President of Seychelles
  • ARMENIA - H.E. Mr. Serz Sargsyan, President of Armenia
  • MARSHALL ISLANDS - H.E. Mr. Litokwa Tomeing, President of Marshall Islands
  • COMOROS - H.E. Mr. Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of Comoros
  • EQUATORIAL GUINEA - H.E. Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea
  • KIRIBATI - H.E. Mr. Anote Tong, President of Kiribati
  • SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - H.E. Mr. Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes, President of Sao Tome and Principe
  • SIERRA LEONE - H.E. Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone
  • IRAQ - H.E. Mr. Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq
  • PALAU - H.E. Mr. Elias Camsek Chin, Vice-President of Palau
  • ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - H.E. Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda

Thursday, 25 September 2008
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Afternoon Session

  • MICRONESIA - H.E. Mr. Emanuel Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • GUINEA-BISSAU - H.E. Mr. João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau
  • SWAZILAND - His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State of Swaziland
  • TIMOR-LESTE - H.E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste
  • ZIMBABWE - H.E. Mr. Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe
  • CAMEROON - H.E. Mr. Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  • PAKISTAN - H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan
  • SUDAN - H.E. Mr. Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, Vice-President of Sudan
  • SPAIN - H.E. Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain
  • JAPAN - H. E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
  • KUWAIT - His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait
  • REPUBLIC OF KOREA - H.E. Mr. Han Seung-soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
  • BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam
  • AUSTRALIA - H.E. Mr. Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia
  • ANDORRA - H.E. Mr. Albert Pintat, Chief of the Government of Andorra
  • SAN MARINO - H.E. Mr. Fiorenzo Stolfi, Head of Government and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Political Affairs and Economic Planning of San Marino
  • NORWAY - H.E. Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway
  • SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS - H.E. Mr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • NETHERLANDS - H.E. Mr. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Friday, 26 September 2008
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Morning Session

  • MONTENEGRO - H.E. Mr. Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro
  • HAITI - H.E. Mr. René Garcia Préval, President of Haiti
  • VANUATU - H.E. Mr. Kalkot Matas Kelekele, President of Vanuatu
  • BURUNDI - H.E. Mr. Gabriel Ntisezerana, Second Vice-President of Burundi
  • BANGLADESH - H.E. Mr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
  • NEPAL - H.E. Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal
  • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND - H.E. Mr. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • JAMAICA - H.E. Mr. Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica
  • BHUTAN - H.E. Mr. Jigmi Yoezer Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan
  • BULGARIA - H.E. Mr. Sergei Stanishev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
  • SAMOA - H.E. Mr. Tuila’epa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa
  • BAHAMAS - H.E. Mr. Hubert Alexander Ingraham, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Bahamas
  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - H.E. Mr. Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • PALESTINE - H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority
  • AUSTRIA - H. E. Ms. Ursula Plassnik, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria
  • NICARAGUA - H.E. Mr. Samuel Santos López, Minister For Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua

Friday, 26 September 2008
3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Afternoon Session

  • MALTA - H.E. Mr. Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta
  • SOLOMON ISLANDS - H.E. Mr. Derrick Sikua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands
  • INDIA - H.E. Mr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
  • CROATIA - H.E. Mr. Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia
  • TUVALU - H.E. Mr. Apisai Ielemia, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labour of Tuvalu
  • MOROCCO - H.E. Mr. Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco
  • BARBADOS - H.E. Mr. David Thompson, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and Development, Labour, Civil Service and Energy of Barbados
  • ICELAND - H.E. Mr. Geir H. Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland
  • FIJI - H.E. Mr. Josaia V. Bainimarama, Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service of the interim Government of Fidji
  • DOMINICA - H.E. Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica
  • TONGA - H.E. Mr. Frederick Vaka’uta Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga
  • SAINT LUCIA - H.E. Mr. Stephenson King, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Saint Lucia
  • GUINEA - H.E. Mr. Ahmed Tidiane Souaré, Prime Minister of Guinea
  • LUXEMBOURG - H.E. Mr. Jean Asselborn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of Luxembourg
  • GRENADA - H.E. Mr. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Information and Legal Affairs of Grenada
  • GERMANY - H.E. Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany
  • ITALY - H.E. Mr. Franco Frattini, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy
  • SLOVAKIA - H.E Mr. Ján Kubis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovakia
  • SOMALIA - H.E. Mr. Ali Ahmed Jama Jengeli, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia
  • ANGOLA - H.E. Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda, Minister of External Relations of Angola

Saturday, 27 September 2008
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Morning Session

  • VIET NAM - H.E. Mr. Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam
  • PAPUA NEW GUINEA - H.E. Mr. Puka Temu, Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
  • PERU - H.E. Mr. José Antonio Garcia Belaunde, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru
  • EGYPT - H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt
  • MALI - H.E. Mr. Moctar Ouane, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali
  • AZERBAIJAN - H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
  • BELGIUM - H.E. Mr. Karel De Gucht, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium
  • SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC - H.E. Mr. Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic
  • OMAN - H.E. Mr. Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman
  • KAZAKHSTAN - H.E. Mr. Marat Tazhin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
  • ALGERIA - H.E. Mr. Mourad Medelci, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria
  • BAHRAIN - H.E. His Highness Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
  • GAMBIA - H.E. Mr. Omar A. Touray, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gambia
  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  • - H.E. His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates
  • ROMANIA - H.E. Mr. Lazăr Comanescu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Romania
  • NIGER - H.E. Ms. Aïchatou Mindaoudou, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Niger

Saturday, 27 September 2008
3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Afternoon Session

  • RUSSIAN FEDERATION - H.E. Mr. Sergey V. Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
  • TUNISIA - H.E. Mr. Abdelwaheb Abdallah, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia
  • HUNGARY - H.E. Ms. Kinga Göncz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary
  • ZAMBIA - H.E. Mr. Kabinga Jacus Pande, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zambia
  • LESOTHO - H.E. Mr. Mohlabi Tsekoa, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Relations of Lesotho
  • INDONESIA - H.E. Mr. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
  • MONACO - H.E. Mr. Franck Bianchéri, Government Councilor for External Relations and International Economic and Financial Affairs of Monaco
  • UZBEKISTAN - H.E. Mr. Vladimir Norov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan
  • GREECE - H.E. Ms. Dora Bakoyannis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece
  • TOGO - H.E. Mr. Kofi Esaw, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Togo
  • TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - H.E. Ms. Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
  • URUGUAY - H.E. Mr. Gonzalo Fernández, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay
  • CZECH REPUBLIC - H.E. Mr. Karel Schwarzenberg, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
  • MALAYSIA - H.E. Mr. Rais Yatim, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malaysia
  • DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA - H.E. Mr. Pak Kil Yon, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Monday, 29 September 2008 (Closing Session)
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Morning Session

  • LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - H. E. Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • TURKMENISTAN - H. E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - H. E. Mr. Andrei Stratan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration
  • LIECHTENSTEIN - H. E. Ms. Rita Kieber-Beck, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein
  • SINGAPORE - H. E. Mr. George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore
  • YEMEN - H. E. Mr. Abubakr Al-Qibri, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen
  • JORDAN - H. E. Mr. Salaheddin Al-Bashir, Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • MYANMAR - H. E. Mr. Unyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • BOTSWANA - H. E. Mr. Phandu T.C. Skelemani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Botswana
  • CHAD - H. E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Minister for Foreign Relations
  • CONGO (Republic of the) - H. E. Mr. Basile Ikouebe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Congo
  • CÔTE D'IVOIRE - H. E. Mr. Youssouf Bakayoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire
  • KYRGYZSTAN - H. E. Mr. Nur Uulu Dosbol, State Secretary of Kyrgyzstan
  • LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA - H. E. Mr. Giadalla A. Ettalhi, Chairman of the Delegation of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • ECUADOR - H. E. Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, Chairperson of the Delegation
  • DENMARK - H. E. Mr. Carsten Staur, Chairperson of the Delegation

Monday, 29 September 2008 (Closing Session)
3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Afternoon Session

  • IRELAND - H. E. Mr. Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland
  • ETHIOPIA - H. E. Mr. Seyoum Mesfin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
  • BELIZE - H. E. Mr. Wilfred Elrington, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize
  • NIGERIA - H. E. Mr. Ojo Maduekwe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria
  • SOUTH AFRICA - H. E. Ms. Nkosazana C. Dlaminni Zuma, Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa
  • ERITREA - H. E. Mr. Osman Mohammed Saleh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Eritrea
  • CANADA - H. E. Mr. Leonard Edwards, Deputy Foreign Minister of Canada
  • CAMBODIA - H. E. Mr. Ouch Borith, Secretary of State of Cambodia
  • VENEZUELA (Bolivarian Republic of) - H. E. Mr. Roy Chaderton Matos, Chairperson of the Delegation
  • NEW ZEALAND - H. E. Ms. Rosemary Banks, Chairperson of the Delegation of New Zealand
  • THAILAND - H. E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Chairperson of the Delegation
  • BELARUS - H. E. Mr. Andrei Dapkiunas, Chairperson of the Delegation of Belarus
  • SWITZERLAND - H. E. Mr. Peter Maurer, Chairperson of the Delegation of Switzerland
  • MAURITIUS - H. E. Mr. Somduth Soborun, Chairperson of the Delegation of Mauritius
  • MALDIVES - H. E. Mr. Ahmed Khaleel, Chairperson of the Delegation of Maldives
  • MAURITANIA - H. E. Mr. Abderrahim Ould Hadrami, Chairperson of the Delegation
  • DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - H. E. Mr. Atoki Ileka, Chairperson of the Delegation
  • SWEDEN - H. E. Mr. Anders Lidén, Chairperson of the Delegation
  • HOLY SEE - H. E. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Chairperson of the Delegation
  • PRESIDENT OF THE 63rd SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - H.E. Mr. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann