Sentence examples for congratulating the new from inspiring English sources

That was on the occasion of Hu Jintao congratulating the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, on his "election as WPK's first secretary" — that is, election to head of the Workers Partyy of Korea.

That was on the occasion of Hu Jintao congratulating the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, on his "election as WPK's first secretary"—that is, election to head of the Workers Partyy of Korea.

In his 40-minute address to the City Council, Mr. Bloomberg took pains to be inclusive, congratulating the new Council speaker, Gifford Miller, and singling out the Latino and Puerto Rican Cultural Center as one of the city's cultural jewels.

Indeed world leaders have rushed to congratulate the new leadership.

Meanwhile, Hamilton, who won the title in 2008, congratulated the new and youngest titleholder.

On another occasion, I wanted to congratulate the new first minister of Gibraltar on his election.

I congratulate The New York Times for taking this important step forward.

President Obama called to congratulate the new Prime Minister, Haidar al-Abadi, after his government was sworn in.

pic.twitter.com/FfztBSMbK0 Prof Hawking said on Facebook: "I would like to congratulate the New Horizons team and Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) for their historic fly-by of Pluto.

The prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, congratulated the new president on his victory and vowed to work with him to strengthen Spain's relationship with an "indispensable ally".

"I want to congratulate the new president for the fair election, and I want to declare that I am fully satisfied with the results".