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How to Address a Prime MinisterQuestions & Answers, Frequently Asked Questions, and BlogSite updated by Robert Hickey on June 24, 2011
How to Write a Prime Minister 's Name? I am currently working on a document for my office and I could really use your expertise. The document includes a list of Heads of State whom we received in the last year in Washington, DC. I need to include each Head of State’s name and have hit a few snags with certain countries. For example, listing the President of Haiti I would say “His Excellency Rene Garcia Preval President of Haiti”. I realized; however, that some countries would list both their President and Prime Minister as “His/Her Excellency”, though not all do. I’m also wondering about the PM of Moldova, the PM/Chairman, Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, The PM of Lithuania, The President of France, the President of Nigeria, the PM of Haiti and the PM of Cameroon. Forgive me if I’m making this more complicated than necessary! *-- KB on The HillDear KB: Each prime minister may have a specific way they are addressed by their fellow countrymen .... but when the official is traveling, use: His* Excellency (full name) President of the (official country name) You will find country-by-country information on 184 countries in my book. Prime Ministers when representing their countries on official visits are typically addressed as "Your Excellency" whether or not they are addressed that way in their own country. The officials who are addressed with this courtesy title are: head of government chief of state speakers of houses & chambers minister of ministries / secretaries of departments. The logic is they are traveling as 'ambassadors of their government" and as such they are given the forms of address typical for accredited ambassadors. -- Robert Hickey How to Address the British Prime Minister in Conversation? I am trying to confirm how one would address a former Prime Minister directly when meeting him/her for the first time. Do you say Hello Mr. Prime Minister or Hello Prime Minister or Hello Mr. (surname)? I appreciate your guidance. -- A. K. @ RWB & Co.Dear A.K.: I show that form on page 358 in my chapter on British Officials. In conversation a current office holder would be addressed as Prime Minister in conversation. -- Robert Hickey How to Address a Former British Prime Minister? I have a question for you regarding sending a letter to a former P.M. of the U.K., Tony Blair. What is the proper way to address him in the “Address” line and “Dear” line? One person in our office suggested for the salutation Dear Rt. Honourable Blair. We think the following might be more correct: Address Line: The Rt. Hon. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Salutation: Dear Mr. Blair: -- Lorenza & Vinayak Dear Lorenza & Vinayak, Your forms look good. Address Line: The Rt. Hon. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Salutation: Dear Mr. Blair: ... with the following comments: I note on even on his website he refers to himself as "Tony Blair" .... so I'd be inclined to use the form of his name as he presents it: The Right Honourable Tony Blair Using his full name would not be wrong .... but I always say a person's name belongs to them, so the rest of us need to address them as they want us to address them. Check out his website. In the U.K. they routinely abbreviate The Right Honourable to The Rt. Honourable or even The Rt. Hon. .... But's it's completely acceptable to spell everything out too. If you do spell it out use the British spelling Honourable rather than the U.S. spelling Honorable. It's always best to present a name the way the person is accustomed to seeing it presented. -- Robert Hickey How Do I Introduce a Former British Prime Minister? How Do I Introduce a Former Mexican President? In the case of wishing to introduce the former British Prime Minister and former President of Mexico during a spoken address, what's the right form? --- Katherine Littefield, New YorkDear Ms. Littlefield: FYI, I cover all this in my book: the UK, Mexico and more than 180 other countries. You didn't mention which individuals, but I am going to answer using Tony Blair and Vicente Fox. If you were going to introduce them to the audience -- here are some good forms: Tony Blair would be The Right Honourable Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2007. A British prime minister will have been appointed to the Privy Council, and as a Privy Counsellor is The Right Honourable for life. Vicente Fox would be Vicente Fox, President of the United States of Mexico from 2000-2006. Mexicans don't use the courtesy titles when addressing their officials, so I'd use just (first name)+(last name) for Vincente Fox. Of course you could describe them as formers. Or the United States we identify former Presidents by their number, e.g., the 43rd President. But maybe including the years provides a bit more information? So, do it however you like. Using the formal country names (e.g., United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is correct .... just like we most formally say "The President of the United States of America." -- Robert Hickey
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