The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis. The session of the assembly is scheduled every year starting in September - any special, or emergency special, assemblies over the next year will be headed by the president of the General Assembly. The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ...

The presidency rotates annually between five geographic groups: African, Asian, Eastern European, Latin American and Caribbean, and Western European and other States.^[1]

Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Paul-Henri Charles Spaak   listen? (January 25, 1899 - July 31, 1972) was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Painting of Oswaldo Aranha Oswaldo Euclides de Souza Aranha (1894-1960) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat and statesman. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Painting of Oswaldo Aranha Oswaldo Euclides de Souza Aranha (1894-1960) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat and statesman. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... José Arce (1881 - 1968) was an Argentine political and diplomatic figure. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt Dr Herbert Vere Evatt (April 30, 1894 - November 2, 1965), Australian jurist, politician and writer (generally known in his lifetime as Dr H.V. Evatt and popularly known as Doc) was born in Maitland, New South Wales, to a working-class family of Anglo... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Carlos P. Rómulo (b. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lester Bowles Mike Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE, MA, LL.D. (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat and politician who was made a Nobel Laureate in 1957. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (िवजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पण्िडत) (1900 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens (November 17, 1894–June 17, 1983) was a politician and diplomat of The Netherlands. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Wan Waithayakon, President of the UN General Assembly, 1955-1956 Prince Wan Waithayakon (1891-1976) was elected President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly, while serving as Thailands Permanent Representative to the United Nations. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Leslie Knox Munro (26 February 1901 - 13 February 1974) was a New Zealand lawyer, journalist, and politician of international standing. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Leslie Knox Munro (26 February 1901 - 13 February 1974) was a New Zealand lawyer, journalist, and politician of international standing. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Malik Charles Habib Malik (1906 - 1987) was a Lebanese Christian philosopher and diplomat. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Víctor Andrés Belaúnde (1883-1966) chaired the Fourteenth session and the fourth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly (1959-60). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Víctor Andrés Belaúnde (1883-1966) chaired the Fourteenth session and the fourth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly (1959-60). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Frederick Henry Boland (January 16, 1904 - December 4, 1985) was the first Irish ambassador to Britain and to the United Nations. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Frederick Henry Boland (January 16, 1904 - December 4, 1985) was the first Irish ambassador to Britain and to the United Nations. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Mongi Slim (September 1, 1908 – October 23, 1969) was a Tunisian diplomat. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (1893 1985) was a Pakistani diplomat, renowned international jurist and a scholar of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (1893 1985) was a Pakistani diplomat, renowned international jurist and a scholar of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Dr. Alex Quaison-Sackey (1924 1992) was a Ghanian diplomat during the regime of Kwame Nkrumah. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Amintore Fanfani (6 February 1908 - 20 November 1999) was an Italian politician and Prime Minister. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (also known as Abdur Rahman Pazhwak or Abdurrahman Pazhwak) (born 1919 in Ghazni) was an Afghan poet and diplomat. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (also known as Abdur Rahman Pazhwak or Abdurrahman Pazhwak) (born 1919 in Ghazni) was an Afghan poet and diplomat. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Abdul Rahman Pazhwak (also known as Abdur Rahman Pazhwak or Abdurrahman Pazhwak) (born 1919 in Ghazni) was an Afghan poet and diplomat. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Corneliu Mănescu (1916 - June 26, 2000) was a Romanian diplomat. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Emilio Arenales Catalán (May 10, 1922 April 17, 1969) was the foreign minister of Guatemala from 1966 to 1969 and the president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1968 to 1969. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Angie Elisabeth Brooks (b. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Edvard Isak Hambro (22 August 1911-1 February 1977) was a Norwegian politician. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Adam Malik Adam Malik (born 1917, Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra; died 1984, Bandung, West Java) was Indonesias third vice president, after being the countrys Foreign Minister from 1966 to 1977. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Abdelaziz Bouteflika (عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2, 1937) is the President of Algeria (since 1999). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Abdelaziz Bouteflika (عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2, 1937) is the President of Algeria (since 1999). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Gaston Egmond Thorn (born September 3, 1928), Luxembourg politician, was President of the European Commission, the executive body of the European Community, from 1981 to 1985. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Dr. Lazar Mojsov (born December 19, 1920 in Negotino, Republic of Macedonia) was a Yugoslavian/Macedonian journalist, politician and diplomat. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Dr. Lazar Mojsov (born December 19, 1920 in Negotino, Republic of Macedonia) was a Yugoslavian/Macedonian journalist, politician and diplomat. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Dr. Lazar Mojsov (born December 19, 1920 in Negotino, Republic of Macedonia) was a Yugoslavian/Macedonian journalist, politician and diplomat. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Dr. Lazar Mojsov (born December 19, 1920 in Negotino, Republic of Macedonia) was a Yugoslavian/Macedonian journalist, politician and diplomat. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Salim Ahmed Salim, born on January 23, 1942 on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania, is a man of vast international experience and one of Tanzanias and Africas most renowned diplomats. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Salim Ahmed Salim, born on January 23, 1942 on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania, is a man of vast international experience and one of Tanzanias and Africas most renowned diplomats. ... The Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centred around the Palestine issue. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Salim Ahmed Salim, born on January 23, 1942 on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania, is a man of vast international experience and one of Tanzanias and Africas most renowned diplomats. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Salim Ahmed Salim, born on January 23, 1942 on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania, is a man of vast international experience and one of Tanzanias and Africas most renowned diplomats. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Baron Rüdiger von Wechmar (born November 15, 1923 in Berlin) is a German diplomat. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baron Rüdiger von Wechmar (born November 15, 1923 in Berlin) is a German diplomat. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ismat T. Kittani (born 5 April 1929 in Amadia, Iraq - Died 23 October 2001) is a former Iraqi politician, most notable for being President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1981 and 1982. ... The Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centred around the Palestine issue. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ismat T. Kittani (born 5 April 1929 in Amadia, Iraq - Died 23 October 2001) is a former Iraqi politician, most notable for being President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1981 and 1982. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ismat T. Kittani (born 5 April 1929 in Amadia, Iraq - Died 23 October 2001) is a former Iraqi politician, most notable for being President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1981 and 1982. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ismat T. Kittani (born 5 April 1929 in Amadia, Iraq - Died 23 October 2001) is a former Iraqi politician, most notable for being President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1981 and 1982. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Imre Hollai (born January 22, 1925) is a retired Hungarian diplomat. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste (born September 17, 1918) is a Panamanian politician and diplomat. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GDR redirects here. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GDR redirects here. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dante María Caputo (b. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major General Joseph Nanven Garba (July 17, 1943 – June 1, 2002) was a Nigerian general, diplomat, and politician who served as president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1989 to 1990. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major General Joseph Nanven Garba (July 17, 1943 – June 1, 2002) was a Nigerian general, diplomat, and politician who served as president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1989 to 1990. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major General Joseph Nanven Garba (July 17, 1943 – June 1, 2002) was a Nigerian general, diplomat, and politician who served as president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1989 to 1990. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major General Joseph Nanven Garba (July 17, 1943 – June 1, 2002) was a Nigerian general, diplomat, and politician who served as president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1989 to 1990. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guido de Marco (born July 22, 1931) was President of Malta from 1999 to 2004. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Samuel Rudolph Insinally (born June 23, 1936 in Georgetown, Guyana) is the foreign minister of Guyana. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Amara Essy (born December 20, 1944) is a diplomat from Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (b. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Tan Sri Razali Ismail (born April 14th 1939 in Kedah) is a distinguished Malaysian diplomat. ... The Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centered on the Palestine issue: the ongoing dispute and conflict over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tan Sri Razali Ismail (born April 14th 1939 in Kedah) is a distinguished Malaysian diplomat. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tan Sri Razali Ismail (born April 14th 1939 in Kedah) is a distinguished Malaysian diplomat. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centered on the Palestine issue: the ongoing dispute and conflict over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Didier Opertti Baden (born 1937) has been the foreign minister of Uruguay since 1998. ... The Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centered on the Palestine issue: the ongoing dispute and conflict over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Didier Opertti Baden (born 1937) has been the foreign minister of Uruguay since 1998. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Didier Opertti Baden (born 1937) has been the foreign minister of Uruguay since 1998. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Theo-Ben Gurirab (born January 23, 1939) is the second Prime Minister of Namibia, and has been since August 27, 2002. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Theo-Ben Gurirab (born January 23, 1939) is the second Prime Minister of Namibia, and has been since August 27, 2002. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Theo-Ben Gurirab (born January 23, 1939) is the second Prime Minister of Namibia, and has been since August 27, 2002. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Theo-Ben Gurirab (born January 23, 1939) is the second Prime Minister of Namibia, and has been since August 27, 2002. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Harri Hermanni Holkeri (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK. The current head is Søren Jessen-Petersen. ... The Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centered on the Palestine issue: the ongoing dispute and conflict over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Harri Hermanni Holkeri (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK. The current head is Søren Jessen-Petersen. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harri Hermanni Holkeri (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK. The current head is Søren Jessen-Petersen. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harri Hermanni Holkeri (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK. The current head is Søren Jessen-Petersen. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Han Seung-soo, the President of the 56th General Assembly of the United Nations is a Korean politician and diplomat. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Categories: 1946 births | Czech politicians | People stubs ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Julian Robert Hunte (born 1940) was the foreign minister of Saint Lucia from April 2001 to 26 October 2004, when he was succeeded by Petrus Compton. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean Ping (born 1942) is the foreign minister of Gabon since 1999. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Eliasson Photo: Pawel Flato Jan Kenneth Eliasson (born 17 September 1940) is a Swedish diplomat with connections to the Social Democratic party. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa will be the President of the 61st United Nations General Assembly when it opens on September 12, 2006. ...

References

1. ^ UN:About the General Assembly

External links

• UN: List of UN General Assembly presidents