John Anthony Mart A.

Diego

Presidents of the General Assembly

SESSION

YEAR NAME

COUNTRY

69th

2014 Mr. Sam Kutesa

Uganda

68th

2013 Mr. John W. Ashe

Antigua and Barbuda

67th

2012 Mr. Vuk Jeremi

Serbia

66th

2011

65th

2010 Mr. Joseph Deiss

Switzerland

64th

2009 Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki

Libya (formerly Libyan

Arab Jamahiriya)

63rd

2008

62nd

2007 Mr. Srgjan Kerim

Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz AlNasser

Mr. Miguel dEscoto

Brockmann

Qatar

Nicaragua
Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia

10th
emergency
Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed
2006
Bahrain
special
Al Khalifa
(resumed twice)
Ms. Sheikha Haya Rashed
Bahrain
Al Khalifa

61st

2006

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

2003 Mr. Julian Robert Hunte

Saint
Lucia

(resumed twice)
58th

2003 Mr. Julian Robert Hunte

Saint
Lucia

57th

2002 Mr. Jan Kavan

Czech
Republic

10th
2002 Mr. Han Seung-soo
emergency
special
(resumed twice)

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 1999 Mr. Didier Opertti

special

Uruguay

(resumed)
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

Cte
dIvoire

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

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 Pinis

Spain

40th

1985 Mr. Jaime de Pinis

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. Rdiger von Wechmar

Federal
Republic of Germany

35th

1980 Mr. Rdiger von Wechmar Federal

15th
special

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 Livano

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 Bentes

Ecuador

28th

1973 Mr. Leopoldo Bentes

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

Cataln

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 Rodrguez 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. Vctor Andrs

Belande

Peru

14th

1959 Mr. Vctor Andrs

Belande

Peru

13th

1958 Mr. Charles Malik

Lebanon

Third emergency 1958 Sir Leslie Munro

special

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. Jos 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. Rmulo

Philippines

Third

1948 Mr. H. V. Evatt

Australia

Second
special

1948 Mr. Jos Arce

Argentina

Second

1947 Mr. Oswaldo Aranha

Brazil

First
special

1947 Mr. Oswaldo Aranha

Brazil

First

1946 Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak

Belgium