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Some of the global leaders who will be speaking at UNGA this week
The speeches delivered from the United Nations General Assembly podium often attract attention for the behavior of the audience as much as the speakers themselves.
Last year, numerous delegates left the auditorium while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke. In 2018, laughing delegates interrupted US President Donald Trump’s speech as he outlined his administration’s achievements.
One big question is whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will make a surprise appearance in New York. Xi is due to appear in Washington for a state visit while the General Assembly is underway.
Other headline speakers include Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who spoke first Tuesday, and Netanyahu, who will speak Thursday, according to a preliminary list.
Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez will make her UN debut on Wednesday while her former boss, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, sits in jail mere miles away in Brooklyn.
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