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Christian Orthodox
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Acting Official
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1. Formula For
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2. Q&A / Blog On
Use of Rank by
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3. Q&A / Blog on
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| How to Address an Ambassador
of a Foreign Nation
This form is correct for an ambassador to the US from a foreign nation, but it is the standard form used around the world to address a current accredited ambassador of one country to another country.
[Here is a link to an ambassador of the United States to a foreign nation .]
Envelope, official:
His/Her Excellency
(Full name)
The Ambassador of (full name of country)
(Address)
His/Her Excellency
(Personal honorific: Dr./Professor/etc.) (full name)
The Ambassador of (full name of country)
(Address)
His/Her Excellency
(Personal honorific: Dr./Professor/etc.) (full name), (post nominals)
The Ambassador of (full name of country)
(Address)
Letter salutation:
Your Excellency:
Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador:
or less formally
Dear Ambassador (name):
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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, Foreign Ambassador?
What is the proper title and salutation I should use to address Thorvald Stoltenberg of Norway in a personal letter of condolence. He has had several positions including Ambassador to the UN.
-- F. P.
Dear F. P.:
1) He is no longer an Excellency. Only currently accredited ambassadors are addressed as Excellency.
2) Typically (with a couple of exceptions) former ambassadors are addressed as Ambassador for life.
3) If it is a letter of condolence, it is a personal letter and so his former positions are not pertinent. So you don't have to include positions he formerly held, e.g. Former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to .... after his name.
On the mailing envelope use:
Ambassador Thorvald Stoltenberg
(Street Address)
(City, State, Postal Code)
And in a social salutation use:
Dear Ambassador Stoltenberg,
-- Robert Hickey How to Address an Ambassador:
Your Excellency or The Honorable?
I see ambassador's names written as "The Honorable (full name)" and 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:
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)
An foreign ambassador to the United States is addressed by US citizens as:
His/Her Excellency (full name)
The Ambassador of (official name of country)
(Address)
So in this case, a French Ambassador in the United States would be addressed as:
His Excellency (full name)
The Ambassador of the French Republic
(Address)
-- Robert Hickey
How to Address a Former Foreign Ambassador
Who Is a Now a Consul General?
We have the Consul General of Brazil coming for a visit early next month. While he is currently the Consul General of Brazil in Atlanta, he served as an ambassador and retains that title. How should he be addressed? His Excellency or Ambassador? On the agenda, should I list him as His Excellency, Ambassador, The Honorable?
I know he retains the title but want to ensure we are using correct protocol.
-- Fuller Wilson
Dear Mr. Wilson,
Former ambassadors continue to be addressed as Ambassador (Name).
List him on the program as Ambassador (Name), Consul General of the Federative Republic of Brazil ... etc.
Only the current accredited ambassador from Brazil to the US is addressed as Your Excellency.
-- 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 not a U.S. citizen and I live in Japan. I will be writing to him in care of the US Embassy in Tokyo.
Should I address him as The Honorable John V. Roos as the U.S. citizens do? Or should I address him as His Excellency John. V. Roos?
~ T. Suzuki
Dear T. Suzuki:
Using The Honorable would be honoring his tradition -- would be how a US citizen would address him -- and how he would expect to be addressed in the USA..
Using The Excellency will follow the international custom -- would be the most typical form of address by non-US citizens -- and how he would expect to be addressed outside the USA.
Either is a correct form of address, but if you are located in Japan ... use Excellency.
-- Robert Hickey
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