SESSION YEAR NAME COUNTRY

10th emergency special (resumed)

2018

Mr. Miroslav Lajčák

Slovakia

10th emergency special (resumed)

2017

Mr. Miroslav Lajčák

Slovakia

72nd

2017

Mr. Miroslav Lajčák

Slovakia

71st

2016

Mr. Peter Thomson

Fiji

30th special

2016

Mr. Mogens Lykketoft

Denmark

70th

2015

Mr. Mogens Lykketoft

Denmark

29th special

2014

Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa

Uganda

69th

2014

Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa

Uganda

68th

2013

Mr. John W. Ashe

Antigua and Barbuda

67th

2012

Mr. Vuk Jeremić

Serbia

66th

2011

Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

Qatar

65th

2010

Mr. Joseph Deiss

Switzerland

64th

2009

Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki

Libya (formerly Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

63rd

2008

Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann

Nicaragua

62nd

2007

Mr. Srgjan Kerim

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

10th
emergency
special (resumed twice)

2006

Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa

Bahrain

61st

2006

Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa

Bahrain

60th

2005

Mr.Jan Eliasson

Sweden

59th

2004

Mr. Jean Ping

Gabonese
Republic

10th
emergency
special (resumed)

2004

Mr. Julian Robert Hunte

Saint
Lucia

10th
emergency
special (resumed twice)

2003

Mr. Julian Robert Hunte

Saint
Lucia

58th

2003

Mr. Julian Robert Hunte

Saint
Lucia

57th

2002

Mr. Jan Kavan

Czech
Republic

10th
emergency
special (resumed twice)

2002

Mr. Han Seung-soo

Republic
of Korea

10th
emergency
special (resumed)

2001

Mr. Han Seung-soo

Republic
of Korea

56th

2001

Mr. Han Seung-soo

Republic
of Korea
26th
special		 2001 Mr. Harri Holkeri Finland
25th
special		 2001 Mr. Harri Holkeri Finland
10th
emergency
special (resumed)		 2000 Mr. Harri Holkeri Finland
55th 2000 Mr. Harri Holkeri Finland
24th
special		 2000 Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia
23rd
special		 2000 Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia
22nd special 1999 Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia
54th 1999 Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia
21st
special		 1999 Mr. Didier Opertti Uruguay
10th emergency
special (resumed)		 1999 Mr. Didier Opertti Uruguay
53rd 1998 Mr. Didier Opertti Uruguay
20th
special		 1998 Mr. Hennadiy
Udovenko		 Ukraine
10th
emergency
special (resumed)		 1998 Mr. Hennadiy
Udovenko		 Ukraine
52nd 1997 Mr. Hennadiy
Udovenko		 Ukraine
19th
special		 1997 Mr. Razali Ismail Malaysia
10th
emergency
special (resumed)		 1997 Mr. Razali Ismail Malaysia
51st 1996 Mr. Razali Ismail Malaysia
50th 1995 Prof. Diogo Freitas
do Amaral		 Portugal
49th 1994 Mr. Amara Essy Côte
d’Ivoire
48th 1993 Mr. Samuel R. Insanally Guyana
47th 1992 Mr. Stoyan Ganev Bulgaria
46th 1991 Mr. Samir S. Shihabi Saudi
Arabia
45th 1990 Mr. Guido de Marco Malta
18th
special		 1990 Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba Nigeria
17th
special		 1990 Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba Nigeria
16th
special		 1989 Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba Nigeria
44th 1989 Mr. Joseph Nanven Garba Nigeria
43rd 1988 Mr. Dante M. Caputo Argentina
15th
special		 1988 Mr. Peter Florin German
Democratic
Republic
42nd 1987 Mr. Peter Florin German
Democratic
Republic
14th
special		 1986 Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury Bangladesh
41st 1986 Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury Bangladesh
13th
special		 1986 Mr. Jaime de Piniés Spain
40th 1985 Mr. Jaime de Piniés Spain
39th 1984 Mr. Paul J. F. Lusaka Zambia
38th 1983 Mr. Jorge E. Illueca Panama
37th 1982 Mr. Imre Hollai Hungary
12th
special		 1982 Mr. Ismat T. Kittani Iraq
Ninth
emergency special		 1982 Mr. Ismat T. Kittani Iraq
Seventh emergency special (resumed) 1982 Mr. Ismat T. Kittani Iraq
36th 1981 Mr. Ismat T. Kittani Iraq
Eighth
emergency special		 1981 Mr. Rüdiger von Wechmar Federal
Republic of Germany
35th 1980 Mr. Rüdiger von Wechmar Federal
Republic of Germany
11th
special		 1980 Mr. Salim A. Salim United
Republic of Tanzania
Seventh emergency special 1980 Mr. Salim A. Salim United
Republic of Tanzania
Sixth
emergency special		 1980 Mr. Salim A. Salim United
Republic of Tanzania
34th 1979 Mr. Salim A. Salim United
Republic of Tanzania
33rd 1978 Mr. Indalecio Liévano Colombia
10th
special		 1978 Mr. Lazar Mojsov Yugoslavia
Ninth
special		 1978 Mr. Lazar Mojsov Yugoslavia
Eighth
special		 1978 Mr. Lazar Mojsov Yugoslavia
32nd 1977 Mr. Lazar Mojsov Yugoslavia
31st 1976 Mr. H. S. Amerasinghe Sri
Lanka
30th 1975 Mr. Gaston Thorn Luxembourg
Seventh
special		 1975 Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria
29th 1974 Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria
Sixth
special		 1974 Mr. Leopoldo Benítes Ecuador
28th 1973 Mr. Leopoldo Benítes Ecuador
27th 1972 Mr. Stanislaw Trepczynski Poland
26th 1971 Mr. Adam Malik Indonesia
25th 1970 Mr. Edvard Hambro Norway
24th 1969 Miss
Angie E. Brooks		 Liberia
23rd 1968 Mr. Emilio Arenales Catalán Guatemala
22nd 1967 Mr. Corneliu Manescu Romania
Fifth
emergency special		 1967 Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak Afghanistan
Fifth
special		 1967 Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak Afghanistan
21st 1966 Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak Afghanistan
20th 1965 Mr. Amintore Fanfani Italy
19th 1964 Mr. Alex Quaison-Sackey Ghana
18th 1963 Mr. Carlos Sosa Rodríguez Venezuela
Fourth
special		 1963 Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Pakistan
17th 1962 Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Pakistan
16th 1961 Mr. Mongi Slim Tunisia
Third
special		 1961 Mr. Frederick Henry Boland Ireland
15th 1960 Mr. Frederick Henry Boland Ireland
Fourth
emergency special		 1960 Mr. Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Peru
14th 1959 Mr. Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Peru
13th 1958 Mr. Charles Malik Lebanon
Third emergency special 1958 Sir Leslie Munro New
Zealand
12th 1957 Sir Leslie Munro New
Zealand
11th 1956 Prince
Wan Waithayakon		 Thailand
Second emergency special 1956 Mr. Rudecindo Ortega Chile
First
emergency special		 1956 Mr. Rudecindo Ortega Chile
10th 1955 Mr. José Maza Chile
Ninth 1954 Mr. Eelco N. van Kleffens Netherlands
Eighth 1953 Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit India
Seventh 1952 Mr. Lester B. Pearson Canada
Sixth 1951 Mr. Luis Padilla Nervo Mexico
Fifth 1950 Mr. Nasrollah Entezam Iran
Fourth 1949 Mr. Carlos P. Rómulo Philippines
Third 1948 Mr. H. V. Evatt Australia
Second
special		 1948 Mr. José Arce Argentina
Second 1947 Mr. Oswaldo Aranha Brazil
First
special		 1947 Mr. Oswaldo Aranha Brazil
First 1946 Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak Belgium