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.

How to Address The Vice President in Conversation?    
   I am going to meet Joe Biden, The Vice President. What should I call him when I do?
        -- Lloyd Greene in DC

Dear Mr. Greene:
    The holders of the highest offices in our government are addressed as Mr. (Office) or Madame (Office) ... not by their name. So simply call him Mr. Vice President.
    You might hear The Vice President referred to as Vice President Biden in the media, but this is used to identify The Vice President in the third person or in a news story, not the most formal form of direct address. I include written and spoken forms of address for The Vice President (and spouse) on pages 169-170 of my book.
         -- Robert Hickey

Dear ATWAL:
     While in office vice presidents are addressed as Mr. Vice President and they don't continue that when they leave office.
     Envelope and address block on the letter:
         The Honorable (Full Name)
             (Address)
     The salutation would depend on what their highest former honorific.
     * Dick Cheney's was "Mr." so he is: Dear Mr. Cheney:
     * Walter Mondale and Albert Gore both went back to their highest former honorific ... Dear Senator (surname): ... which is used by former Senators.
     For the closing use the very formal: Very Respectfully,
                           -- Robert Hickey

Dear Canadian PR Writer:
    The Rule: He is not the Vice President now, so it isn't respectful to the current Vice President to address Al Gore as "Mr. Vice President" or refer to him as "Vice President (Name)."  The rule is: if there is only one at a time, former's are not addressed using the forms of address used when addressing the current office holder.
    Most accurately he is:
        The Honorable Albert Gore
    Or perhaps:
        The Honorable Al Gore
    [Once you are elected to office you are the Honorable forever.]
    Or if you want to mention that he was VP:
        The Honorable Albert Gore,
        45th Vice President of the United States
    The Style: I'd probably avoid "former." Doesn't sound kind of has-been?  In this case, Al Gore was not only VP, but a Senator, a member of the House of Representatives, an environmentalist, and most recently a Nobel laureate.
             -- Robert Hickey

Not Finding Your Question Answered?
Below are other topics covered in my blog and at right is a list of officials, Between the two I probably have what you are looking for.
     After hunting around a bit, if you don't see your question answered send me an e-mail. I am pretty fast at sending a reply: usually the next day (unless I am traveling.)
      If I think your question is of interest to others, I will post the question & answer – with your name and any personal specifics changed.
      -- Robert Hickey

USE OF NAMES & HONORIFICS   
Mr., Miss, Jr., III, & Names        
Married Women       
Deceased Persons         
People with Two Titles
Post-Nominal Abbreviations and Initials           
Couples: Joint Forms of Address    (How to address a couple?)   

USE OF SPECIFIC OFFICIAL TITLES        
Former Officials            
Professionals and Academics        

United States Federal Officials, Currently In Office             
United States State Officials, Currently In Office              
United States Municipal Officials, Currently In Office             
       All About The Honorable with U.S. Officials         
       Former United States Officials of all types             
United States Armed Services, Active Duty             
       Addressing Retired Personnel      
       Use of Rank by Retired Personnel      
       Use of Rank by Veterans      

Tribal Officials             
Clergy and Religious Officials           
Canadian Officials         
Australian Officials          
British Officials, Royalty, and Nobility        
Diplomats and International Representatives            
Foreign National Officials and Nobility        

SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
Business Cards       
Couples        
Etiquette             
Flags and Anthem Protocol             
Introductions            
Invitations: Writing & Addressing         
Invitations: Just Armed Service Personnel        
Name Tags            
Names on Programs, Signs, & Lists            
Naming a Building or Road            
Place Cards            
Plaques, Awards, Diplomas, Certificates    
Precedence: Ordering Officials           
Thank You Notes             

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For forms of address for invitations, place cards, name badges, introductions, conversation, and all other formal uses, see Honor & Respect: the Official Guide to Names, Titles, and Forms of Address.

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