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General Debate of the 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
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