General Debate
Session 28, 1973
120 statements, median length 3,955 words.
| State | Speaker | Post | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Pazhwak | not recorded | 3,187 |
| Albania | Nase | not recorded | 8,820 |
| Algeria | Bouteflika | not recorded | 7,151 |
| Argentina | Vignes | not recorded | 4,207 |
| Australia | Willesee | not recorded | 3,958 |
| Austria | Kirchschlager | not recorded | 2,612 |
| Bahrain | Al-Khalifa | not recorded | 1,901 |
| Belarus | Gurinovich | not recorded | 4,950 |
| Belgium | Van Elslande | not recorded | 3,700 |
| Benin | Alladaye | not recorded | 5,361 |
| Bhutan | Penjor | not recorded | 2,224 |
| Bolivia | Gutierrez | not recorded | 4,845 |
| Brazil | Gibson Barboza | not recorded | 3,829 |
| Bulgaria | Mladenov | not recorded | 2,680 |
| Burkina Faso | Conombo | not recorded | 5,428 |
| Burundi | Simbananiye | not recorded | 5,950 |
| Cambodia | Long Boret | not recorded | 3,775 |
| Canada | Sharp | not recorded | 2,242 |
| Central African Republic | Adama-Tamboux | not recorded | 2,974 |
| Chile | Huerta | not recorded | 7,758 |
| Colombia | Vazquez-Currizosa | not recorded | 5,234 |
| Costa Rica | Facio | not recorded | 5,604 |
| Cuba | Roa | not recorded | 9,825 |
| Cyprus | Christophides | not recorded | 4,417 |
| Czechoslovakia | Chnoupek | not recorded | 3,131 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mobutu Sese Seko | President | 9,219 |
| Democratic Yemen | not recorded | not recorded | 620 |
| Ecuador | Lucia Paredes | not recorded | 4,332 |
| Egypt | El-Zayyat | not recorded | 423 |
| El Salvador | Borgonovo Pohl | not recorded | 5,884 |
| Ethiopia | Haile | not recorded | 4,358 |
| Fiji | Sikivou | not recorded | 3,372 |
| Finland | Karjalainen | not recorded | 2,074 |
| France | Jobert | not recorded | 3,187 |
| Gabon | RAWIRI | not recorded | 2,237 |
| German Democratic Republic | Winzer | not recorded | 4,715 |
| Germany | Brandt | Chancellor | 4,554 |
| Ghana | Baah | not recorded | 6,227 |
| Greece | Annino Cavalierato | not recorded | 2,623 |
| Guatemala | Castillo-Valdas | not recorded | 2,372 |
| Guinea | Martin Cisse | not recorded | 5,849 |
| Guyana | Ramphal | not recorded | 4,649 |
| Haiti | Raymond | not recorded | 3,955 |
| Honduras | Martinez Ordonez | not recorded | 2,343 |
| Hungary | Peter | not recorded | 6,415 |
| Iceland | Agustsson | not recorded | 3,327 |
| India | Swaran Singh | not recorded | 5,341 |
| Indonesia | Malik | not recorded | 4,453 |
| Iran | Khalatbari | not recorded | 2,544 |
| Iraq | Abdul-Baqi | not recorded | 3,031 |
| Ireland | Fitzgerald | not recorded | 4,733 |
| Israel | Eban | not recorded | 5,922 |
| Italy | Lupis | not recorded | 3,590 |
| Jamaica | Thompson | not recorded | 5,536 |
| Japan | Ohira | not recorded | 6,631 |
| Jordan | Almufti | not recorded | 2,639 |
| Kenya | Mungai | not recorded | 4,323 |
| Kingdom of Denmark | Andersen | not recorded | 2,587 |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | van der Stoel | not recorded | 3,580 |
| Kuwait | Al-Sabah | not recorded | 1,290 |
| Laos | Na Champassak | not recorded | 2,191 |
| Lebanon | Naffali | not recorded | 2,773 |
| Lesotho | Peete | not recorded | 2,805 |
| Liberia | Dennis | not recorded | 3,438 |
| Libya | Maghur | not recorded | 2,256 |
| Luxembourg | Thorn | not recorded | 2,408 |
| Madagascar | Ratsiraka | not recorded | 5,908 |
| Malaysia | Zakaria | not recorded | 4,904 |
| Mali | Cissoko | not recorded | 5,257 |
| Mauritania | Ould Mouknass | not recorded | 3,806 |
| Mauritius | Harold Walter | not recorded | 2,091 |
| Mexico | Rabasa | not recorded | 4,281 |
| Mongolia | Rinchin | not recorded | 3,798 |
| Morocco | Benhima | not recorded | 3,086 |
| Myanmar | U Lwin | not recorded | 2,424 |
| Nepal | Karki | not recorded | 3,399 |
| New Zealand | Kirk | Prime Minister and Minister for foreign affairs | 3,969 |
| Nicaragua | Montiel Argiiello | not recorded | 2,640 |
| Niger | Sabo | not recorded | 3,255 |
| Nigeria | Yakubu Gowon | Head of the Federal Military Government | 5,846 |
| Norway | Varvik | not recorded | 4,538 |
| Oman | Al-said | not recorded | 1,779 |
| Pakistan | Ahmed | not recorded | 2,834 |
| Panama | Tack | not recorded | 3,550 |
| Paraguay | Barreiro | not recorded | 4,128 |
| People's Republic of China | Kuan-hua Chiao | not recorded | 7,096 |
| Peru | de la Flor Valle | not recorded | 4,243 |
| Philippines | Romulo | not recorded | 5,074 |
| Poland | Olszowski | not recorded | 3,536 |
| Portugal | Patricio | not recorded | 6,030 |
| Qatar | Al-Thani | not recorded | 1,769 |
| Republic of the Congo | Ganao | not recorded | 3,462 |
| Romania | Macovescu | not recorded | 5,576 |
| Russia | Gromyko | not recorded | 7,613 |
| Rwanda | Nsekalije | not recorded | 4,516 |
| Saudi Arabia | Sakkaf | not recorded | 1,093 |
| Senegal | Seck | not recorded | 4,391 |
| Sierra Leone | Luke | not recorded | 3,643 |
| Singapore | Rajaratnam | not recorded | 2,790 |
| Somalia | Adan | not recorded | 5,761 |
| South Africa | Miuller | not recorded | 3,781 |
| Spain | Lopez Rodo | not recorded | 4,123 |
| Sri Lanka | Amerasinghe | not recorded | 4,712 |
| Sudan | Khalid | not recorded | 4,989 |
| Sweden | Wickman | not recorded | 3,229 |
| Syria | Khaddam | not recorded | 3,993 |
| Tanzania | Malezela | not recorded | 5,691 |
| Thailand | Choonhavan | not recorded | 3,872 |
| The Bahamas | Pindling | Prime Minister | 3,375 |
| Tunisia | Masmoudi | not recorded | 5,459 |
| Turkey | BAYULKEN | not recorded | 3,988 |
| Ukraine | Shevel | not recorded | 5,322 |
| United Arab Emirates | Al-Sowaidi | not recorded | 2,474 |
| United Kingdom | Sir Alec Douglas-Home | not recorded | 2,987 |
| United States | Kissinger | not recorded | 2,648 |
| Uruguay | Blanco | not recorded | 5,152 |
| Venezuela | Calvani | not recorded | 3,503 |
| Yemen | Noman | not recorded | 948 |
| Yugoslavia | Minic | not recorded | 4,260 |
| Zambia | Mudenda | not recorded | 5,485 |
United Nations records do not consistently identify speakers’ posts before 1994, so a blank here means the record does not say — not that the speaker held no office.