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2. Q&A / Blog On
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3. Q&A / Blog on
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Vice President
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Widow
White House Staff
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Woman, social
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Board of Governors...
Board of Directors...
Board of Regents...
Board of Trustees...
Board of Visitors... etc.
MEMBERS & CHAIRMEN
Members of a boards are addressed as Mr./Ms./Dr./whatever honorific they typically use + name and are identified as a member or chairman of a board of (name of board).
GOVERNORS
E.g., while a member of a board of governors might be referred to in the third person as a 'governor' as in the sentence "The full term of a governor is fourteen years" ... they are not addressed as Governor (name).
BOARDS ADDRESSED AS "THE HONORABLE"
Members of certain high US Federal government boards whose members are addressed as the Honorable depending on the board and how the members were named to the board. Check with the board's staff for details.
Envelope to a Chairman of a Board:
Mr./Ms. (full name)
Chairman of the (name of board)
(Name of board)
(Organization)
(Address)
or
Mr./Ms. (full name)
Chairman
(Name of board)
(Organization)
(Address)
Envelope to a Member of a Board:
Mr./Ms. (full name)
(Name of board)
(Organization)
(Address)
To a Chairman who is addressed as the Honorable:
(for example, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
The Honorable
(Full name)
Chairman of the (name of board)
(Organization)
(Address)
or
The Honorable
(Full name)
Chairman
(Name of board) of (organization)
(Address)
or a member
The Honorable
(Full name)
(Name of board) of (organization)
(Address)
Letter salutation:
Dear Mr./Ms. (surname):
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FYI, here is what's come in to the Blog that relates to this office/rank.
For recent questions sent in, check out Robert Hickey's Blog.
For specific offices/ranks, check out Robert Hickey's On-Line Guide.
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| Are Presidentially Appointed Board Members
Addressed as The Honorable?
I would like to know if Presidentially appointed members of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's board are considered The Honorable, and, if so, are they still The Honorable after their term is completed?
-- Beth Norris
Dear Ms. Norris:
The Honorable is reserved for those appointed by The President and approved by the Senate.
1) Every officer in the United States Armed Forces receives their commission through appointment by the President, but none are the Honorable.
2) The President's staff is all appointed by The President but none are the Honorable.
Some chairmen of very high boards are the Honorable ... e.g. the chairman of the Federal Reserve ... but members of boards, councils, are typically not.
I include a list in my book on pages 78-79 of offices that are the Honorable if this sort of issue comes up often.
-- Robert Hickey
What is the Salutation for a Governor of the Federal Reserve?
What is the salutation for a governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States?
-- Wales Williams
Dear Mr. Williams:
Most formally it would be:
Dear Mr./Ms. (Surname):
-- Robert Hickey Robert,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly! FYI, I checked the government style handbook and apparently there is no proper form of address to a governor of The Federal Reserve. What I did was:
Mr. John Doe
Governor
U.S. Federal Reserve System
XXXXX
Washington, D.C.
And the salutation:
Dear Governor Doe,
-- Wales
Dear Wales:
The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate .... so he is addressed as The Honorable (full name).
I am wondering which "government handbook" you are referring to which would state there is no correct form? Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve are The Honorable .... See this US Senate Document for example.
But more important is that those on the Board of Governors are not Governors ... they are members of a Board of Governors. Members of a Board of Regents ... of a Board of Visitors .... of a Board of Directors .... are all handled the same way. They are Mr./Ms. (name) and are identified as member of the board of (whatever).
So Governor Doe is not correct. So if the letter isn't sent ... fix it.
-- Robert Hickey
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