No Lady in Waiting. Queen Ends 53 Year UN Speech Gap
The Queen is no longer a lady waiting. 53 years after her first and last speech at the United Nations General Assembly her speech today is her first UN speech since 1957. Continue reading
Tag Archives: UN
A Riverside Moon in Harlem
United Nations Secretary-General Bank Ki-Moon spoke at the Riverside Church in Harlem on the eve of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the UN. This short but elegant speech set out a framework for concerted action to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Posted in Speeches
Tagged Ban Ki-Moon, Riverside Church, Speaking, speech, UN, United Nations
3 Comments
Karzai Speech: It Wasn’t Me
Tweet A blustering speech from President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan left many international observers puzzling yesterday. His speech came just days after a public dressing-down by President Obama. And it came the day after the Afghan Parliament voted against his … Continue reading
Posted in Speeches
Tagged Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, obama, president, Speaking, speech, UN
Leave a comment
