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Christine Gregoire
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inaugural Speech - Jan. 12, 2005
January 12, 2005
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, distinguished justices of the court, honored officials, members of the Washington state legislature, members of the Consular Corps, and fellow citizens: I am honored and humbled to be your new governor, and to have the opportunity to lead the people of this great state. As I stand here today, I am mindful that this opportunity – like all the opportunities in this state – are the legacy of those who came before us. And speaking of legacy – I am especially honored to […]
Kathleen Sebelius
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Inaugural Address 2003 - Jan.13, 2003
January 13, 2003
Today, I stand on these steps – where 43 Governors have stood before me – and dedicate myself to the service of my fellow Kansans. I stand before you in deep gratitude – for this rare and precious opportunity to lead. With genuine humility – for the confidence and faith the people of Kansas have placed in me. And with the utmost determination – to meet the challenges which lie ahead, and make the changes necessary to move Kansas forward. I’m so very proud to be a Kansan. It’s difficult […]
Maggie Hassan
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Inaugural Address - Jan. 3, 2013
January 3, 2013
As Prepared for Delivery Madame Speaker, Mr. President, Madame Chief Justice, honorable members of the House and Senate and Executive Council, former Governors, our honorable United States Senator my fellow citizens: Thank you for the trust you have placed in me, it humbles me and will sustain me as I work to lead our remarkable state. Today, as I was sworn in as your governor, I pledged to follow the constitutions of New Hampshire and of the United States. Now, I will make one more promise: I will work as […]
Mary P McAleese
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Inauguration Speech - Nov. 11, 1997
November 11, 1997
A uaisle, Lá stairiúil é seo im'shaol féin, i saol mo mhuintire, agus i saol na tíre go léir. Is pribhléid mhór í a bheith tofa mar Uachtarán na hÉireann, le bheith mar ghuth na hÉireann i gcéin is i gcóngair. This is a historic day in my life, in the life of my family and in the life of the country. It is a wonderful privilege for me to be chosen as Uachtarán na hÉireann, to be a voice for Ireland at home and abroad. I am honoured and […]
Christine Todd Whitman
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inaugural Address - Jan. 20, 1998
January 20, 1998
Madam Chief Justice, my distinguished predecessors, members of the Legislature, my family, friends, and fellow citizens: thank you for giving me the privilege of serving as the governor—as I said just last week—of the greatest state in the greatest nation on earth. I have made it a hallmark of my administration to part from tradition. So today we do so once more. We celebrate this solemn occasion here in our state's spectacular new Performing Arts Center, here in Newark, a city undergoing a true renaissance; here, in a hail which […]
Christine Todd Whitman
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inaugural Address - Jan 19, 1994
January 19, 1994
Mr. Chief Justice, Governor Florio , Mr. Speaker, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is with an eagerness to tackle the challenges ahead that I take office as New Jersey's 50th chief executive - and its first woman governor. On behalf of the people of the state of New Jersey, I would like to thank Gov. Florio for his years of public service. We agreed on some issues, disagreed on others, but no one has ever doubted that you cared deeply. Some say it is a proud moment to be […]
Kim Reynolds
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Lt. Governor Inaugural Address - Jan. 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
Governor and Mrs. Branstad, Governor Ray, Chief Justice Cady, my colleagues in the General Assembly, elected officials, distinguished guests, family, friends and fellow Iowans. Thank you for being here this morning. Senator Danielson, thank you for that kind introduction. I stand here today as a proud but humble southern Iowa girl. Daughter of a factory worker and small farmer, a quiet but strong mother, parents who raised me knowing the importance of faith and family, to always tell the truth, and with a deep regard for personal responsibility. I stand […]
Nikki Haley
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Inaugural Address - Jan. 12, 2011
January 12, 2011
As Prepared for Delivery I want to thank each and every one of you for coming out on this beautiful, chilly morning. On this special day, I want to thank Michael and my two sweet children for the unconditional love and support they continue to show me. We as a family are honored to serve this great state. Michael and I want to thank both of our families for the strength, guidance, and advice they give us during the best and the most challenging times. They are constant reminders of […]
Dilma Rousseff
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inaugural Speech to the Brazilian Public - Jan. 1, 2011
January 1, 2011
My Dear Brazilians, I am happy, as seldom before in my life, at the opportunity bestowed upon me by history to take office as the first woman to govern Brazil. I am also deeply moved – at the end of the term of office of the greatest popular leader this country has ever known – to have had the honor of his support, the privilege of his companionship, and to have learned from his immense wisdom. Such things I shall cherish throughout my entire life. Close contact during these years […]
Pam Iorio
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
2007 Inaugural Address - April 4, 2007
April 1, 2007
Poet Robert Frost spoke of “The Road Not Taken” “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim” We can see both paths, and they lead us in very different directions. Cities like people; grow and change over time. And like people, the hard path is not always […]