Federal Republic of Germany
Chancellor Gerhard Schroder
Germany occupies a temporary seat on the UN Security Council and has been an opponent of the U.S.-led coalition’s invasion of Iraq. Gerhard Schroder was first elected chancellor in 1998. Prior to that, he served as Premier of Lower Saxony from 1990 to 1998. The following is excerpted from Chancellor Schroder’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2003. This year is a special one for Germany’s work in the United Nations. History is both a reminder and guide to us all.Thirty years ago, on September 18, 1973, the United Nations welcomed Germany back into the fold…
