A Farewell speech is a speech given by an inividual leaving a position or place. They are often used by public figures such as politicians as a form of conclusion to the preceding career (such as that given by Ronald Reagan); or as statements delivered by persons relating to reasons for their leaving (such as that given by Yukio Mishima). The term is often used as a euphemism for retirement speech, though it is broader in that it may include geographical, or even biological, conclusion.