particular contributions each one made during their terms in office earlier in this session. Second, I would like to say how pleased and honoured I was to learn that I would be joining this committed and truly very capable group, the heads of delegations to this Conference. Since I am myself a relative newcomer, it would hardly be appropriate for me to welcome those others who are also members of the class of 1990. But I would like to say a special word of congratulation to our colleague, Ambassador Sinegiorgis of Ethiopia, one of the longest-serving among the delegates to the Conference on Disarmament, on her recent appointment as her country's Ambassador and Permanent Representative. I would also like to extend best wishes in their new assignments to three colleagues who are soon to leave us, Ambassador von Stülpnagel of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ambassador Azambuja of Brazil and Ambassador Sharma of India. I would also like to note the presence at the Conference again today of Canada's Ambassador for Disarmament, Ambassador Margaret Mason. We have come to the end of our spring session. As our speakers' list today is a long one, I will not review in detail or place on record all of Canada's views concerning all the work of the Conference on Disarmament. We are an active Conference on Disarmament delegation. Where ad hoc committees have already been established, our views are being registered. Where we have decided that discussion on other agenda items can be more effectively advanced in informal plenary meetings, we have either expressed our own views or supported the collective views of the Western Group to which Canada belongs. Nevertheless, there are several broader concerns which I do wish to address this morning. Since you collectively have entrusted Canada with the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech by a Canadian diplomat at the Conference on Disarmament, discussing the end of the spring session and highlighting the contributions of various ambassadors. The tone is formal and diplomatic, focusing on the Conference's work and the views of Canada. There is no specific mention of economic development, natural resources, or other sectors, but the text does touch on international relations and diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief