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achived URL: http://www.un.org/ga/63/generaldebate/23sept0...

event website URL: http://www.un.org/ga/63/generaldebate/23sept0...

start date and time: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 9:00 AM

end date and time: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 1:30 PM

categories:   political   government   international

event description:

video webcast - click on link for individual country to view video -

United Nations General Debate of the 63rd Session, in New York City, featuring the following speakers:

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 - 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

NICARAGUA - H.E. Mr. Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of the Republic of Nicaragua

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 Tadi?, 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. Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge, Vice-President of the Gabonese Republic

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