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Speakers who came back

2,120 people have addressed the General Debate twice or more, between them 7,652 statements. 361 of them held a different office the second time — a foreign minister who returned as head of state, or the reverse.

Most speakers have no page here, on purpose. Four thousand three hundred and eighty-eight people addressed the Debate exactly once. A page for one of them would carry the same name, state, year, office, length and text as the statement page itself, and a site does not improve by publishing the same thing at two addresses. A page exists here only where there is a second thing to say: a span of years, a change of office, a shape to how long someone spoke.

Most frequent

SpeakerSpeaking forStatementsYearsOffices
Gurinovich surname only Belarus 23 1966–1989 1
Mahmoud Abbas State of Palestine 20 2006–2025 1
Luns surname only Kingdom of the Netherlands 18 1952–1970 1
Paul Kagame Rwanda 18 2006–2023 1
Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh 16 1999–2023 1
Bongo surname only Gabon 15 1976–1993 1
Jameel surname only Maldives 15 1977–1995 1
Mladenov surname only Bulgaria 15 1972–1989 1
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Samoa 15 1999–2020 2
Walid Al-Moualem Syria 15 2006–2020 3
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel 14 1998–2025 2
David surname only Czechoslovakia 14 1953–1967 1
Dugersuren surname only Mongolia 14 1963–1985 1
Eban surname only Israel 14 1949–1973 1
Genscher surname only Germany 14 1974–1991 1
Sergey Lavrov Russia 14 2004–2025 2
Seyoum Mesfin Ethiopia 14 1994–2010 2
Evo Morales Ayma Bolivia 13 2007–2019 2
Fischer surname only German Democratic Republic 13 1974–1989 1
King Mswati III Eswatini 13 1989–2025 2
Kiselev surname only Belarus 13 1946–1965 1
Ralph Gonsalves Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13 2004–2025 2
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkey 13 2007–2025 2
Toomas Hendrik Ilves Estonia 13 1999–2016 2
Tsering surname only Bhutan 13 1972–1995 1
Velayati surname only Iran 13 1982–1995 1
Al-Thani surname only Qatar 12 1973–1994 1
Chnoupek surname only Czechoslovakia 12 1973–1988 1
Grimes surname only Liberia 12 1960–1971 1
Hor Namhong Cambodia 12 2000–2015 3
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Tanzania 12 1997–2015 2
Khoman surname only Thailand 12 1959–1971 1
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah Brunei 12 1985–2010 1
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Equatorial Guinea 12 1999–2021 2
Wilfred Elrington Belize 12 2008–2019 4
Asamoah surname only Ghana 11 1982–1995 1
Barre surname only Somalia 11 1977–1989 1
Bouteflika surname only Algeria 11 1964–1978 1
Farah surname only Djibouti 11 1979–1991 1
Faustin Archange Touadéra Central African Republic 11 2009–2025 3
Gaston Alphonso Browne Antigua and Barbuda 11 2014–2025 2
Hameed surname only Sri Lanka 11 1977–1993 1
Jean Asselborn Luxembourg 11 2004–2017 4
Khaddam surname only Syria 11 1971–1983 1
Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili Lesotho 11 1999–2016 1
Poos surname only Luxembourg 11 1984–1995 1
Péter surname only Hungary 11 1961–1973 1
Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe 11 1999–2017 1
Sauli Niinistö Finland 11 2012–2023 1
Aiken surname only Ireland 10 1957–1967 1
Al-Shara surname only Syria 10 1985–1995 1
Andrzej Duda Poland 10 2015–2024 1
Aurelia Frick Liechtenstein 10 2009–2018 3
Azali Assoumani Comoros 10 2003–2025 1
Belaúnde surname only Peru 10 1949–1965 1
Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov Azerbaijan 10 2005–2019 3
Emomali Rahmon Tajikistan 10 2008–2025 1
Farouk Al-Shara’ Syria 10 1994–2004 2
Jackson surname only Guyana 10 1978–1989 1
Malik surname only Indonesia 10 1966–1977 1
Niasse surname only Senegal 10 1978–1995 1
Nicos Anastasiades Cyprus 10 2013–2022 1
Osman Mohammed Saleh Eritrea 10 2007–2017 1
Popović surname only Yugoslavia 10 1953–1963 1
Prince Saud Al-Faisal Saudi Arabia 10 1975–2006 1
Qian Qichen People's Republic of China 10 1988–1997 2
Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa Bahrain 10 2007–2019 1
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates 10 2007–2018 2
Shevel surname only Ukraine 10 1970–1979 1
Somsavat Lengsavad Laos 10 1996–2005 2
Van Den Broek Kingdom of the Netherlands 10 1983–1992 1
Vayrynen surname only Finland 10 1977–1992 1
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Uganda 10 1990–2017 1
Abdulaziz Kamilov Uzbekistan 9 1996–2016 1
Al-Nuaimi surname only United Arab Emirates 9 1982–1993 1
Ali Bongo Ondimba Gabon 9 2010–2022 1
Anote Tong Kiribati 9 2004–2014 2
Aïchatou Mindaoudou Niger 9 2001–2009 2
Casey surname only Australia 9 1951–1959 1
Elvin Nimrod Grenada 9 2000–2017 3
Hage Geingob Namibia 9 2015–2023 1
Joseph Kabila Kabange Democratic Republic of the Congo 9 2006–2018 1
Kyprianou surname only Cyprus 9 1964–1983 1
Lange surname only Norway 9 1946–1964 1
Malile surname only Albania 9 1974–1989 1
Meir surname only Israel 9 1956–1965 1
Nase surname only Albania 9 1966–1980 1
Palamarchuk surname only Ukraine 9 1954–1964 1
Puja surname only Hungary 9 1969–1982 1
Rajaratnam surname only Singapore 9 1969–1979 1
Rashid Meredov Turkmenistan 9 2001–2024 3
Shtylla surname only Albania 9 1956–1965 1
Taneti Maamau Kiribati 9 2016–2025 2
Thongloun Sisoulith Laos 9 2007–2020 3
Xavier Bettel Luxembourg 9 2014–2024 5
Abdoulaye Wade Senegal 8 2003–2011 1
Abdullah surname only Oman 8 1986–1995 1
Ahmed Aboul Gheit Egypt 8 2001–2010 3
Aleksandar Vučić Serbia 8 2016–2025 2
Amerasinghe surname only Sri Lanka 8 1967–1975 1
Andrei surname only Romania 8 1978–1985 1
Aziz surname only Iraq 8 1983–1994 1
Barack Obama United States 8 2009–2016 1
Borut Pahor Slovenia 8 2010–2022 2
Dalia Grybauskaitė Lithuania 8 2009–2018 1
Dhanabalan surname only Singapore 8 1980–1987 1
Ellemann-Jensen surname only Kingdom of Denmark 8 1983–1992 1
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Liberia 8 2006–2017 1
Fathulla Jameel Maldives 8 1996–2004 1
Felipe Pérez Roque Cuba 8 1999–2007 2
Gombosuren surname only Mongolia 8 1983–1995 1
Hammadi surname only Iraq 8 1975–1982 1
Hassan Rouhani Iran 8 2013–2020 1
Hifikepunye Pohamba Namibia 8 2005–2014 1
Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama Fiji 8 2014–2022 4
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón Colombia 8 2010–2017 1
Macky Sall Senegal 8 2012–2023 1
Manescu surname only Romania 8 1961–1972 1
Mikheil Saakashvili Georgia 8 2006–2013 1
Mock surname only Austria 8 1987–1994 1
Mogwe surname only Botswana 8 1975–1983 1
Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria 8 2015–2022 1
Ngarukiyintwali surname only Rwanda 8 1979–1988 1
Osman Saleh Mohammed Eritrea 8 2018–2025 2
Pazhwak surname only Afghanistan 8 1958–1973 1
Péter Szijjártó Hungary 8 2015–2025 3
Rashid Abdullah Al-Noaimi United Arab Emirates 8 1996–2005 2
Sakkaf surname only Saudi Arabia 8 1964–1974 1
Sapena Pastor Paraguay 8 1957–1974 1
Tarja Halonen Finland 8 1998–2011 2
Thabo Mbeki South Africa 8 1999–2007 1
Tsiang surname only People's Republic of China 8 1949–1960 1
Undén surname only Sweden 8 1947–1960 1
Vartan Oskanian Armenia 8 1999–2007 2
Vivian Balakrishnan Singapore 8 2016–2025 2
Vladimir Makei Belarus 8 2012–2022 2
Vyshinsky surname only Russia 8 1947–1954 1
Yifru surname only Ethiopia 8 1961–1969 1
Yousef Bin Al-Alawi Bin Abdulla Oman 8 1996–2015 1
da Luz Cape Verde 8 1977–1990 1
Abdel Fattah Al Sisi Egypt 7 2014–2020 1
Abdullah Abdullâh Afghanistan 7 1997–2018 4
Abdullah Gül Turkey 7 2003–2013 3
Alassane Ouattara Ivory Coast 7 2011–2022 1
Alexander Downer Australia 7 1996–2005 2
Alvaro Uribe Vélez Colombia 7 2002–2009 1
Andrew Holness Jamaica 7 2016–2025 3
Arthur Peter Mutharika Malawi 7 2011–2019 3
Beye surname only Mali 7 1978–1985 1
Billie Miller Barbados 7 1996–2003 2
Chalmers surname only Haiti 7 1962–1970 1
Chiepe surname only Botswana 7 1984–1993 1
Chissano surname only Mozambique 7 1976–1986 1
Choe Su Hon North Korea 7 1997–2007 2
Denis Sassou-Nguesso Republic of the Congo 7 2002–2025 1
Denzil Douglas Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 1997–2012 1
Dost surname only Afghanistan 7 1980–1986 1
Edi Rama Albania 7 2013–2024 2
Emmanuel Macron France 7 2017–2025 1
Erna Solberg Norway 7 2014–2021 1
Evans surname only Australia 7 1988–1995 1
Fekini surname only Libya 7 1956–1963 1
Ganao surname only Republic of the Congo 7 1963–1975 1
George W. Bush United States 7 2001–2008 1
George Yeo Singapore 7 2004–2010 2
Gitanas Nausėda Lithuania 7 2019–2025 1
Glafcos Clerides Cyprus 7 1994–2001 1
Gyaw surname only Myanmar 7 1989–1995 1
Harmel surname only Belgium 7 1966–1972 1
Hunlede surname only Togo 7 1967–1975 1
Hurst surname only Antigua and Barbuda 7 1988–1995 1
Hâmid Karzai Afghanistan 7 2002–2012 1
Jacob Zuma South Africa 7 2009–2017 1
Janez Drnovšek Slovenia 7 1994–2004 2
Jean Ping Gabon 7 1999–2007 3
Jorge surname only Angola 7 1977–1984 1
Joseph Muscat Malta 7 2013–2019 1
Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone 7 2018–2025 1
Karjalainen surname only Finland 7 1965–1973 1
Klaus Werner Iohannis Romania 7 2015–2024 1
Kyriakos Mitsotakis Greece 7 2019–2025 1
Lejeune Mbella Mbella Cameroon 7 2019–2025 3
Leonel Fernández Reyna Dominican Republic 7 1996–2011 1
Louw surname only South Africa 7 1948–1962 1
Mahamat Saleh Annadif Chad 7 1997–2023 2
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran 7 2005–2012 1
Malmierca Peoli Cuba 7 1977–1991 1
Manasseh Sogavare Solomon Islands 7 2001–2022 1
Marc Ravalomanana Madagascar 7 2002–2008 1
Mark Rutte Kingdom of the Netherlands 7 2014–2023 2
Michelle Bachelet Jeria Chile 7 2007–2017 1
Mkapa surname only Tanzania 7 1977–1989 1
Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi Botswana 7 2015–2024 2
Muller surname only South Africa 7 1964–1972 1
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Ghana 7 2017–2024 1
Navinchandra Ramgoolam Mauritius 7 1996–2013 1
Nikol Pashinyan Armenia 7 2018–2025 1
Pahr surname only Austria 7 1976–1982 1
Papoulias surname only Greece 7 1985–1995 1
Patrick Albert Lewis Antigua and Barbuda 7 1997–2003 1

The two hundred most frequent. Every speaker with a page is linked from the statement pages and from their state.

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