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| How a US Citizen Should Address an Ambassador of the United States of America
If you are looking for foreign ambassador to the US by a US citizen, here's that form. If you are looking for retired or former US ambassador, here's that form.
Below are the correct forms for a US citizen to address a US ambassador. Outside the USA it is also correct for foreign residents to address a US ambassador with these styles, but is also correct for foreign national to use the international diplomatic form for addressing current accredited ambassadors.
There are a number of ways to address a US ambassador to a foreign nation depending the situation: United States Ambassador at Post outside the Western Hemisphere United States Ambassador at Post in the Western Hemisphere United States Ambassador away from his or her Post
How to Address a Current US Ambassador at Post Except in the Western Hemisphere Envelope, official: The Honorable (Full name) American Ambassador (Address) Letter salutation: Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador: How to Address a Current US Ambassador at Post In the Western Hemisphere
Envelope, official: The Honorable (Full name) Ambassador of the United States of America (Address)
Letter salutation: Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador: How to Address a Current US Ambassador Away from Post Note: Use Ambassador of the United States of America in the Western Hemisphere. It is acceptable to use American Ambassador elsewhere.
Envelope, official: The Honorable (Full name) American Ambassador to (country) * See NOTE Above (Address)
Letter salutation: Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador:
All about The Honorable Link to Q&A just on officials in the U.S. addressed as The Honorable
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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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| How to Address a Retired / Former US Ambassador? How do I address a retired American Ambassador? He was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service so he was a diplomat for a long time before he was an ambassador. -- Carol Bentley How do I address someone who served as an American Ambassador? He was a close personal friend of The President and served for four years. -- Keith Inge
Dear Ms. Bentley & Mr. Inge: Any retired or former ambassador is addressed on the envelope, or in the address block of the letter, in the standard style used for addressing high US officials: The Honorable (Full name) (Address) And, in the salutation or conversation he/she would be addressed as: Dear Ambassador (Surname), The difference between ambassadors will arise when you introduce them, describe them, give their title, or identify them in writing.
How to identify a political appointee who served as a Ambassador? Those appointed to serve as a U.S. ambassador after a career in another field (typically they serve just one administration, more or less) are introduced as: Ambassador of the United States to (Name of Country) from Year to Year or Former Ambassador of the United States to (Name of Country) Who can be identified as a "Career Ambassador, Retired"? There are certain individuals who can be identified as a Career Ambassador. They have been accorded the “Personal Rank of Career Ambassador” by the President. If you do a web search for "career-ambassador U.S. Department of State" you find the list. There aren't many. This small category of ambassadors is introduced or identified as: Career Ambassador of the Foreign Service of the United States of America, Retired
Who can be identified as a "Ambassador, Retired"? Career U.S. Foreign Service Officers who have served as a U.S. Ambassador at one or more U.S. embassies are introduced or identified as: Ambassador of the United States of America, Retired
How to Address an Ambassador: Your Excellency? or The Honorable? I see some ambassador's names written as The Honorable (full name) and others as His Excellency (full name). Which is correct? The ambassador who is coming is the French Ambassador. How should I write his name? ~ The Diva of Diplomats
Dear Diva: 1) An ambassador of the United States is addressed by US citizens as: The Honorable (full name) The Ambassador of the United States of America (Address) The form -- the Honorable -- is used because US citizens formally address their own officials as the Honorable (Full Name). 2) Any foreign ambassador is addressed as: His/Her Excellency (full name) The Ambassador of (official name of country) (Address) Form #2 is standard around the world for addressing ambassadors. Even US ambassadors are addressed as His/Her/Your Excellency when they serve abroad by citizens of the countries in which they are serving. Thus, the French Ambassador to the USA is addressed as: His Excellency (full name) The Ambassador of the French Republic (Address) -- Robert Hickey
How to Address Current Ambassadors At-Post (In the Country where They Serve) vs. Back Home (In the USA)? We are doing an overview of usage of the title Your Excellency to the Ambassadors (of the State and accredited to the country) when accompanying their Heads of State or Government abroad. I would like to know - 1) Would you address your Ambassador (USA ambassador accredited in UK) with "Your Excellency" when taking part of the official visit by the President of the USA to UK? 2) Would you address UK Ambassador accredited in USA with "Your Excellency" when taking part of the official visit by the President of the USA to UK? -- Tina Dear Tina, FYI, your questions are answered in my book in the chapter on Diplomats and International Officials. 1) Foreign ambassadors at-post In the US we follow the standard international practice of addressing accredited current ambassadors ... from one head of state to another head of state ... as "His Excellency John Jones," "Her Excellency Mary Jones," "Your Excellency" or "Ambassador Jones" the last being the least formal. 2) Foreign ambassadors when back home in their own country In the US, US citizens follow our standard practice of using "The Honorable" for everyone appointed by The President. So we address US ambassadors as "The Honorable Henry Smith" or "Mr. Ambassador" or "Ambassador Smith" ... the last being the least formal. Your questions: Would you address your Ambassador (USA ambassador accredited in UK) with Your Excellency when taking part of the official visit by the President of the USA to UK? I would as a US citizen address a US Ambassador would "The Honorable Henry Smith" or "Mr. Ambassador" or "Ambassador Smith" I would not use the British spelling of "Honourable" just because we were in the UK ... since the nicest way to write a name is the way one sees it at home ... which would be "Honorable" Would you address UK Ambassador accredited in USA with Your Excellency when taking part of the official visit by the President of the USA to UK? I would as a US citizen always address a UK ambassador as "His Excellency John Jones" "Your Excellency" or "Ambassador Jones" the last being the least formal. -- Robert Hickey
How a Should Non-US Citizen Address an American Ambassador ? I am writing an invitation letter to the ambassador of the United States to Japan. According to your book the ambassador should be addressed by US citizens as The Honorable John V. Roos. But I am a Japanese citizen. I will be writing to him in care of the US Embassy in Tokyo. Should I address him as The Honorable (Full Name) as the U.S. citizens do? Or should I address him as His Excellency (Full Name)? ~ T. Suzuki
Dear T. Suzuki: Using The Honorable (Full Name) would be honoring his US tradition -- would be how a US citizen would address him -- and how he would expect to be addressed in the USA (at home). It is not wrong for you to use it. Using His/Her Excellency (Full Name) will follow the diplomatic custom -- and how he would expect to be addressed outside the USA and in Japan. Both are correct, but use Excellency since you are in Japan and are a Japanese citizen. -- Robert Hickey
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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 Sequence Post-Nominal Abbreviations: Sr., Jr., etc. Couples: Private Citizens / Joint Forms of Address Couples: U.S. Military / Joint Forms of Address Couples: U.S. Officials / Joint Forms of Address
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