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Christian Orthodox
Abbot,
Christian Orthodox
Accountant
Acting Official
Adjutant General
Admiral
Admiral, Texas Navy
Adventist Minister
Alderman
Archbishop, Catholic
Archbishop,
Christian Orthodox
Archdeacon, Episcopal
Archimandrite
Architect
Archpriest
Ambassador to the U.S.
from a foreign country
Ambassador of the U.S.
American Indian Chief
Assemblyman
U.S., State / or
Assemblywoman
Associate Justice,
U.S. Supreme Court
Associate Justice of a
State Supreme Court
Astronaut
Attorney
Attorney General
Attorney General,
Assistant
Attorney, U.S.
Australian Officials
Baron, Baroness
British Officials,
Royalty, Nobility
Brother, Catholic
Brother,
Christian Orthodox
Bishop, Catholic
Bishop,
Christian Orthodox
Bishop, Episcopal
Board Member
Boy
Brigadier General
Business Cards
Canadian Officials
Candidate
Captain,
USA, USAF, USMC
Cardinal
Chairman
Federal Reserve
Chairwoman
Chancellor
Chaplain in the
Armed Services
Chaplain of Congress
Chargé d’Affaires
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Judge
Chief Justice,
U.S. Supreme Court
Chief Justice, of a State
Supreme Court
Chief of Police
Chief of Staff
Chief Operating
Officer
Child
Chiropractor
City Manager
Clergy & Religious
Officials
Club Official
Colonel, Kentucky
Colonel, USA, USAF,
or USMC
Commandant
Commissioner, Court
Commissioner
Commodore of a
Yacht Club
Congressman, U.S.
Congresswoman, U.S.
Consul and or
Consul General
Consultant
Corporate Executive
Councilman
Councilwoman
Counselor (Diplomat)
Countess
County Officials
Couples
Curator
Dalai Lama
Deacon
Dean, academic
Dean, clergy
Deceased Persons
Delegate, U.S., State
Dentist
Deputy Chief of Mission
Deputy Marshal
Designate, Elect,
Pro Tempore
Diplomats
District Attorney
Doctor, Chiropractor
Doctor of Dentistry
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor, Military
Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathy
Doctor, Other Disciplines
Doctorate
Doctorate, honorary
Earl
Elect, Designate
Pro Tempore
Emeritus/emerita
Eminence
Emperor
Engineer
Etiquette
Excellency
Family
Fiancee
Firefighter
First, Second,
Third, etc.
First Lady, Spouse
of the President of
the United States
First Lady, Member
of Her
White House Staff
First Lady, Spouse
of a Governor
or Lt. Gov.
First Lieutenant
Flag Protocol
Former Officials
Freeholder
Gay Couple
Geshe
General
USA, USAF, USMC
Girl
Governor General
Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Lt., Spouse
Governor, Tribal Council
Governor, U.S. State
Governor, Former
Governor
Spouse of
Governor's Staff,
Member of
Governors, Board of
High Commissioner
Honorable, The
Honorary degrees
Honourable, The Indian Chief
Inspector General
Interim Official
Introductions
Invitations
Writing &
Addressing
Invitations
Military:
Writing &
Addressing
Judge, former
Judge of US City or
US Count
Judge, US Federal
Junior, Senior,
I, II, III, etc.
Justice, Associate
Federal
Supreme Court
Justice, Associate
State
Supreme Court
King
Knight
Late, The
(deceased persons)
Lawyer
Lesbian Couple
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel,
USA, USAF, USMC
Lieutenant General,
USA, USAF, USMC
Lieutenant Governor
Major
USA, USAF, USMC
Major General,
USA, USAF, USMC
Man, business
Man, social
Marquess / Marchioness
Married Women
Marshal for a
Judicial District, U.S.
Mayor, U.S. City
Mayor, Canadian City
Mayor Pro Tempore
Mayor, Vice
Medic
Minister,
Protestant Clergy
Miss
Monk,
Christian Orthodox
Monsignor
Most Reverend, The
Mother Superior
Mr. (Social)
Mr. (Business)
Mrs., Ms. (Use, Social Forms)
Mrs. vs. Ms.
Mr. & Mrs. / Couples
Name Tags
Nobility, British
Nobility, Other
Nun, Catholic
Nun, Orthodox
Nurse Officer, Police Pastor, Christian Clergy
Patriarch,
Christian Orthodox
Patriarch,
Ecumenical Patriarch
of Constantinople
People with Two Titles
Permanent
Representative
Petty Officer
Pharmacist
Physician
PhD
Place Cards
Police Chief
Police Officer
Pope, Catholic
Pope, Coptic
Postmaster General
Post-Nominal
Abbreviations
Presbyter, Orthodox
President, corporate
President of
College or
University
President of a
US State Assembly
President (current)
of the U.S.A.
President (former)
of the U.S.A.
President of the
U.S.A., spouse of
President-elect
of the U.S.
Priest, Catholic
Priest,
Christian Orthodox
Priest, Episcopal
Prime Minister
Principal
Professionals
& Academics
Professor
Pro Tempore,
Elect, Designate
Psychologist
Queen Rabbi
Ranger, Texas
Representative,
U.S., Federal
Representative,
U.S., State
Resident
Commissioner
Retired Military
1. Formula For
How to Address
2. Q&A / Blog On
Use of Rank by
Retired Military
3. Q&A / Blog on
How to Address
Retired Military
Reverend, The
Right Reverend, The
Same Sex Couple
School Board Member
Second Lieutenant
Secretary,
U.S. Department,
Member of the Cabinet
Secretary
of Defense, U.S.
Secretary, Assistant
Secretary General
of the U.N.
Senator, U.S., Federal
Senator, U.S., State
Senator, Canadian
Senior, Junior,
I, II, III, etc.
Senior Judge
Sergeant
Sergeant at Arms
Seventh Day
Adventist Minister
Sheriff
Sister, Catholic
Solicitor General
Speaker of the U.S.
House of
Representatives.
Specialist
Spouse of the
President of the U.S.
Spouse of the
Vice President
of the U.S.
Spouse of an
Elected Official
Surgeon General Texas Ranger
Town Manager
The Honorable
Tribal Officials
Two Titles,
Person With
Under Secretary
US Attorney
US Federal Officials
US State Officials
US Municipal Officials
Venerable, The
Veteran (not Retired)
Veterinarian
Very Reverend, The
Vice Mayor
Vice President
of the U.S.
Spouse of the
Vice President
of the U.S.
Vice President-elect
of the U.S.
Viscount and/or
Viscountess Warrant Officer
Widow
White House Staff
Woman, business
Woman, social Yacht Club Officer
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While writing Honor & Respect I found hundreds of sites on-line offering guidance to forms of address. Most were not reliable, but some were excellent. Here are some you can depend on to offer accurate information.
-- Robert Hickey
Canadian Forms of Address
Canadian Heritage, Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion. Clear and authoritative.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/pe/address1_e.cfm German Forms of Address
Forms of address from the Department of Interior, Federal Republic of Germany. Ratgeber fur Anschriften und Anreden, Bundesministerium de Innern, January 2010. 169 pages (In German). Attached here is a PDF you can download.
New Zealand Forms of Address
New Zealand Honours, the Privy Council. Clear and authoritative.
http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/honourable_privycouncil United Kingdom Forms of Address
This site -- maintained by the Parliament of the United Kingdom -- includes how to address members of Parliament. Limited information but clear and concise, but perfect if you want information on Parliament from the source.
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/members/lords United Kingdom Forms of Address
This site -- maintained by the Ministry of Justice -- includes how to address ministers, members of Parliament, members of former administrations, English judges, Scottish Judges, Northern Ireland judges, overseas judges, commonwealth judges, peers, baronets and knights, wives of peers, baronets and knights, courtesy titles, clergy in the Church of England, officers in the armed forces, lord-lieutenants, mayors, local authorities in Wales. Also includes a section on honours and decorations. Format is very clear and concise.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/forms-of-address.htm United States Forms of Address from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Procedural Requirements, NASA Correspondence and Management and Communications Standards and Style. Down loadable PDF: NPR 1450.10D. Good and accurate resource.
http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov United States Forms of Address
Spoken and Written Forms of Address for U.S. Government Officials, Military Personnel, Foreign Officials, Nobility, and Religious Officials. On-line chart.
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank
United States Forms of Address from Infoplease
How the name should appear on an envelope and in the Salutation. U.S. forms for addressing U.S. and foreign officials. On-line chart.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001618.html
United States, Department of the Army, Pamphlet 600-60
A Guide to Protocol and Etiquette for Official Entertainment: A 54 page document, available here as a PDF and from several government sites, includes "Chapter 6" on forms of address for "high officials," "elected officials," "use of 'His Excellency,'" and "distinguished officials."
Pamphlet 600-60: Guide to Protocol and Etiquette for Official Entertainment Gift Rules for the United States Congress
A posting by Public Citizen in it' section "Clean Up Washington" covers the specific regulations concerning gifts that may be accepted by members and staff. Included detailed do's and don't with dollar amounts that are allowable. Post is dated May 30, 2007
http://www.cleanupwashington.org/lobbying/page.cfm?pageid=43
PROFESSIONAL LINKS Leah Hawthorn, PSOW Trainer and Consultant
Leah Hawthorn is a certified business image & etiquette coach and training facilitator for the Protocol School of Washington's "Train To Be A Business Image Coach." Ms. Hawthorn is based in Dayton, Ohio.
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Honor & Respect
The Official Guide
to Names, Titles, and Forms of Address
By Robert Hickey
Copyright © 2013 Robert Hickey. All Rights Reserved
Book Photo: Marc Goodman
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