How to Address a Foreign Ambassador to the US (original) (raw)

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How to Address an Ambassador of a Foreign NationEnvelope, official: _His/Her Excellency (Personal honorific) (full name), (post nominals) The Ambassador of (full name of country) (Address)_Letter salutation: Your Excellency: Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador: 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 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 HickeyHow 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 WilsonDear 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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