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TABLE WITH FORMS OF ADDRESS
| This table contains the most common formal ways of address styling and salutation in American English. The wide array of personal, regional, and stylistic preferences makes it unfeasible to provide a complete listing of all the possible variations. When a person holds several titles, his or her highest title is the preferred choice. !!!! THE SITE IS NO LONGER UPDATED, SO INFORMATION MAY NOT BE ALL CORRECT !!! | ||
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
|---|---|---|
| CLERICAL AND RELIGIOUS ORDERS | ||
| abbot | The Right Reverend John R. Smith, O.S.B. Abbot of .......... |
Right Reverend and dear Father Dear Father Abbot Dear Father |
| archbishop | The Most Reverend Archbishop of or The Most Reverend John R. Smith Archbishop of .......... |
Your Excellency |
| bishop, catholic | The Most Reverend John R. Smith Bishop of .......... |
Your Excellency Dear Archbishop Smith |
| bishop, episcopal | The Right Reverend The Bishop of .......... or The Right Reverend John R. Smith Bishop of .......... |
Right Reverend Sir Right Reverend Sir |
| bishop, protestant (excluding episcopal) | The Reverend John R. Smith | Right Reverend Sir Dear Bishop Smith |
| cardinal | His Eminence John Cardinal Smith or His Eminence Cardinal Smith |
Your Eminence Dear Cardinal Smith (same) |
| clergyman, protestant | The Reverend Amelia R. Smith or if having a doctorate The Reverend Dr. Amelia R. Smith |
Dear Ms. Smith Dear Dr. Smith |
| monsignor, domestic prelate | The Right Reverend Monsignor John R. Smith or The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John R. Smith |
Right Reverend and dear Monsignor Smith Dear Monsignor Smith |
| mother superior (of a sisterhood) | The Reverend Mother Superior Convent of .......... or Reverend Mother Mary Angelica, O.S.D. |
Reverend Mother Dear Reverend Mother My dear Reverend Mother Mary Angelica (same) |
| patriarch (of an eastern orthodox church) | His Beatitude the Patriarch of .......... | Most Reverend Lord |
| pope | His Holiness the Pope or His Holiness Pope John |
Your Holiness Most Holy Father |
| president, mormon | The President Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints |
My dear President Dear President Smith |
| priest, catholic | The Reverend Father Smith or The Reverend John R. Smith |
Dear Father Smith (same) |
| rabbi | Rabbi John R. Smith or if having a doctorate Rabbi John R. Smith, D.D. |
Dear Rabbi Smith Dear Dr. Smith |
| sisterhood, member of | Sister Mary Angelica, S.C. (or other initials of the order) | Dear Sister Dear Sister Mary Angelica |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND OFFICIALS | ||
| chancellor (of a university) | Dr. Amelia R. Smith Chancellor |
Dear Dr. Smith |
| dean (of a college or university) | Dean Amelia R. Smith or Dr. Amelia R. Smith. Dean |
Dear Dr. Smith Dear Dean Smith (same) |
| president | Dr. Amelia R. Smith President or President Amelia R. Smith |
Dear Dr. Smith Dear President Smith |
| president, priest | The Very Reverend John R. Smith President |
Dear Father Smith |
| professor, assistant (or associate) | Dr. Dale R. Smith Assistant (or Associate) Professor of .......... |
Dear Dr. Smith Dear Professor Smith Dear Mr. Smith Dear Ms. Smith |
| professor, full | Professor John R. Smith or Dr. John R. Smith Professor of .......... |
Dear Professor Smith Dear Dr. Smith |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| CONSULAR OFFICERS | ||
| consul, american (covers all consular grades such as Consul, Consul General, Vice. Consul, and Consular Agent) |
The American Consul (foreign city, country) or if in Latin America or Canada The Consul of the United States of America or if individual name is known Amelia R. Smith, Esq. American Consul or (if in Latin America or Canada) Amelia R. Smith, Esq. Consul of the United States of America |
Sir Sir or Madam (same) (same) |
| consuls, foreign (covers all consular grades) | The .......... Consul (U.S. city, state, zip code) or The Consul of .......... (U.S. city, state, zip code) or if individual name is known The Honourable John R. Smith .......... Consul |
Sir Sir or Madame (same) Sir |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| DIPLOMATS | ||
| ambassador, american | The Honourable Dale R. Smith American Ambassador or if in Latin America or Canada |
Sir (or Madam) Dear Mr. (or Madam) Ambassador (same) |
| ambassador, foreign | His Excellency John R. Smith Ambassador of .......... or Her Excellency Amelia R. Smith Ambassador of .......... |
Excellency Dear Mr. Ambassador Excellency |
| charg‚ d'affaires, american | Dale R. Smith, Esq. American Charg‚ d'Affaires or if in Latin America or Canada Dale R. Smith, Esq. United States Charg‚ d'Affaires |
Sir (or Madam) Dear Mr. (or Ms.) Smith (same) |
| charg‚ d'affaires, foreign | Mr. John R. Smith Charg‚ d'Affaires of .......... or Ms. Amelia R. Smith Charg‚ d'Affaires of .......... |
Sir Dear Mr. Smith Madame |
| minister, american | The Honourable Dale R. Smith American Minister or if in Latin America or Canada The Honourable Dale R. Smith Minister of the United States of America |
Sir (or Madam) Dear Mr. Minister Dear Madam Minister (same) |
| minister, foreign | The Honourable Dale R. Smith Minister of ......... |
Sir (or Madame) Dear Mr. Minister Dear Madame Minister |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE: A BRIEF SAMPLING | ||
| premier | His Excellency John R. Smith Premier of .......... or Her Excellency Amelia R. Smith Premier of .......... |
Excellency Dear Mr. Premier Excellency |
| president of a republic | Her Excellency Amelia R. Smith President of .......... or His Excellency John R. Smith President of .......... |
Excellency Dear Madame President Excellency |
| prime minister | His Excellency John R. Smith or Her Excellency Amelia R. Smith |
Excellency Dear Mr. Prime Minister Excellency |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS-FEDERAL | ||
| attorney general | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith The Attorney General |
Dear Madam Attorney General |
| cabinet officer (other than attorney general) | The Honourable Dale R. Smith Secretary of .......... or The Secretary of .......... |
Sir (or Madam) Dear Mr. (or Madam) Secretary (Same) |
| chairman of a (sub) committee, u.s. congress (Stylings shown apply to House of Representatives & Senate) |
The Honourable Dale R. Smith Chairman Committee on .......... United States Senate |
Dear Mr. (or Madam) Chairman Dear Senator Smith |
| chief justice | see SUPREME COURT, FEDERAL; STATE | |
| commissioner | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith Commissioner |
Dear Mr. (or Madam) Commissioner Dear Mr. (or Ms.) Smith |
| congressman | see REPRESENTATIVE, U.S. CONGRESS | |
| director (as of an independent federal agency) | The Honourable John R. Smith Director .......... Agency |
Dear Mr. Smith |
| district attorney | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith District Attorney |
Dear Ms. Smith |
| federal judge | The Honourable John R. Smith Judge of the United States District Court of the .......... District of .......... |
Sir My dear Judge Smith Dear Judge Smith |
| justice | see SUPREME COURT, FEDERAL; STATE | |
| librarian of congress | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith Librarian of Congress |
Madam Dear Ms. Smith |
| postmaster general | The Honourable John R. Smith The Postmaster General |
Sir Dear Mr. Postmaster General |
| president of the united states | The President The White House or |
Mr. President My dear Mr. President Dear Mr. President Madam President |
| representative united states congress | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith United States House of Representatives or for local address The Honourable Amelia R. Smith Representative in Congress |
Madam Dear Representative Smith Dear Ms. Smith |
| senator, united states senate | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith United States Senate |
Madam Dear Senator Smith |
| speaker, united states souse of representatives | The Honourable The Speaker of the House of Representatives or The Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives or The Honourable Dale R. Smith Speaker of the House of Representatives |
Sir (or Madam) (same) Sir (or Madam) |
| supreme court, associate justice | Mr. (or Ms.) Justice Smith The Supreme Court of the United States |
Sir (or Madam) Mr. (or Madam) Justice MY dear Mr. (or Madam) Justice Dear Mr. (or Madam) Justice Smith |
| supreme court, chief Justice | The Chief Justice of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States or |
Sir (or Madam) My dear Mr. (or Madam) Chief Justice Dear Mr. (or Madam) Chief Justice Sir (or Madam) |
| vice president of the united states | The Vice President of the United States United States Senate or |
Sir (or Madam) My dear Mr. (or Madam) Vice President Dear Mr. (or Madam) Vice President (same) |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS-LOCAL | ||
| alderman (or councilman or selectman) | The Honourable Dale R. Smith or Alderman Dale R. Smith |
Dear Mr. (or Ms.) Smith Dear Alderman Smith (same) |
| city attorney (includes city counsel, corporation counsel) | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith | Dear Ms. Smith |
| councilman - see ALDERMAN | ||
| county clerk | The Honourable John R. Smith Clerk of ......... County | Dear Mr. Smith |
| county treasurer - see COUNTY CLERK | ||
| judge | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith Judge of the ........ Court of ........ | Dear Judge Smith |
| mayor | The Honourable Dale R. Smith Mayor of ............ | Sir (or Madam) Dear Mayor Smith |
| selectman - see ALDERMAN | ||
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS-STATE | ||
| assemblyman - see REPRESENTATIVE, STATE | ||
| attorney (as commonwealth's attorney, state's attorney) | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith (title) | Dear Ms. Smith |
| attorney general | The Honourable John R. Smith Attorney General of the State of .......... | Sir Dear Mr. Attorney General |
| clerk of a court | Amelia R. Smith, Esq. Clerk of the Court of ....... | Dear Ms. Smith |
| delegate - see REPRESENTATIVE, STATE | ||
| governor | The Honourable Dale R. Smith Governor of ........ or in some states His Excellency, the Governor of .......... Her Excellency, the Governor of .......... |
Sir (or Madam) Dear Governor Smith (same) |
| judge, state court | The Honourable John R. Smith Judge of the ........ Court | Dear Judge Smith |
| judge/Justice, state supreme court - see SUPREME COURT, STATE | ||
| lieutenant governor | The Honourable Lieutenant Governor of ........ or The Honourable Amelia R. Smith Lieutenant Governor of .......... |
Madam Madam |
| representative, state (includes assemblyman, delegate) | The Honourable John R. Smith House of Representatives (or The State Assembly or The House of Delegates) |
Sir Dear Mr. Smith |
| secretary of state | The Honourable Secretary of State of ........ or The Honourable Dale R. Smith Secretary of State of ........ |
Sir (or Madam) Sir (or Madam) |
| senate, state, president of | The Honourable John R. Smith President of the Senate of the State (or the Commonwealth) of ........ |
Sir Dear Mr. Smith Senator |
| senator, state | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith The Senate of ......... |
Madam Dear Senator Smith |
| speaker, state assembly, house of delegates, or house of representatives | The Honourable John R. Smith Speaker of ......... |
Sir Dear Mr. Smith |
| supreme court, mate, associate justice | The Honourable Amelia R. Smith Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of ......... |
Madam Dear Justice Smith |
| supreme court, state, chief justice | The Honourable Dale R. Smith Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of ........ |
Sir (or Madam) Dear Mr. (or Madam) Chief Justice |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| MILITARY RANKS | ||
| for any rank | full rank +full name + comma + abbreviation of the branch of
service or abbreviation of rank +full name + comma + abbreviation of branch of service |
Dear +full rank + surname (same) |
| (A small sampling of address formats for military ranks is shown here. Abbreviations for each rank and the branches of service using them are shown at individual entries.) | ||
| admiral [coast guard, navy (ADM)] | Admiral Amelia R. Smith, USCG (etc) or ADM Amelia R. Smith, USCG (etc) |
Dear Admiral Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for rear admiral (RADM) and vice admiral (VADM) with the full rank given in the salutation line. | ||
| airman [air force (AMN)] | Airman John R. Smith, USAF or AMN John R. Smith, USAF |
Dear Airman Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for airman basic (AB) and airman first class (A1C) with the full rank given in the salutation line. | ||
| captain [air force, army (CPT); coast guard, navy (CAPT); marine corps (Capt.)] | Captain John R. Smith, USAF (etc) or CPT John R. Smith, USAF (etc) |
Dear Captain Smith (same) |
| chief petty officer [coast guard, navy (CPO)] | Chief Petty Officer Dale R. Smith, USN (etc) or CPO Dale R. Smith, USN (etc) |
Dear Chief Smith (same) |
| chief warrant officer [army, navy, marine corps] (covers all grades of chief warrant officers, CWO2-CWO4) | Chief Warrant Officer Dale R. Smith, USA (etc) or CWO4 Dale R. Smith, USA (etc) |
Dear Mr. Smith Dear Ms. Smith Dear Chief Warrant Officer Smith (same) |
| colonel [air force, army (COL); marine corps (Col.)] | Colonel Amelia R. Smith, USMC (etc) or Col. Amelia R. Smith, USMC (etc) |
Dear Colonel Smith (same) |
| commander [coast guard, navy (CDR)] | Commander John R. Smith, USN (etc) or CDR John R. Smith, USCG (etc) |
Dear Commander Smith (same) |
| corporal [army (CPL); marine corps (Cpl.)] | Corporal Amelia R. Smith, USA (etc) or CPL Amelia R. Smith, USA (etc) |
Dear Corporal Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for lance corporal [marine corps (L/Cpl.)] with the full rank given in the salutation line. | ||
| ensign [coast guard, navy (ENS)] | Ensign Dale R. Smith, USN (etc) or ENS Dale R. Smith, USN (etc) |
Dear Ensign Smith Dear Mr. Smith Dear Ms. Smith (same) |
| first lieutenant [air force, army (1 LT); marine corps (1st Lt.)] | First Lieutenant Amelia R. Smith, USMC (etc) or 1 st Lt. Amelia R. Smith, USMC (etc) |
Dear Lieutenant Smith (same) |
| general [air force, army (GEN); marine corps (Gen.)] | General Amelia R. Smith, USAF (etc) or GEN Amelia R. Smith, USAF (etc) |
Dear General Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for brigadier general [airforce, army (BG); marine corps (Brig. Gen.)], major general [airforce, army (MG); marine corps (Maj. Gen.)], and lieutenant general [airforce, army (L TG); marine corps (Lt. Gen)] with the full rank given in the salutation line. | ||
| lieutenant [coast guard, navy (LT)] LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE - see also FIRST LIEUTENANT, SECOND LIEUTENANT; | Lieutenant Dale R. Smith, USN (etc) or LT Dale R. Smith, USN (etc) |
Dear Lieutenant Smith Dear Mr. Smith Dear Ms. Smith (same) |
| lieutenant junior grade [coast guard, navy (LTJG)] - see also LIEUTENANT | Lieutenant (j.g.) Dale R. Smith, USCG (etc) or LTJG Dale R. Smith, USCG (etc) |
Dear Lieutenant Smith Dear Mr. Smith Dear Ms. Smith (same) |
| major [air force, army (MAJ); marine corps (Maj.)] | Major John R. Smith, USAF (etc) or MAJ John R. Smith, USAF (etc) |
Dear Major Smith (same) |
| master chief petty officer [coast guard, navy (MCPO)] | Master Chief Petty Officer Amelia R. Smith, USN (etc) or MCP0 Amelia R. Smith, USN (etc) |
Dear Master Chief Smith (same) |
| petty officer first class [coast guard, navy (PO 1)] | Petty Officer First Class John R. Smith, USN (etc) or PO 1 John R. Smith, USN (etc) |
Dear Petty Officer Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for petty officer second class (P02) and petty officer third class (P03). | ||
| private [army (PVT); marine corps (Pvt.)] | Private John R. Smith, USMC (etc) or Pvt. John R. Smith, USCM (etc) |
Dear Private Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for private first class [army (PFC)]. | ||
| seaman (coast guard, navy (SMN)] | Seaman Amelia R. Smith, USCG (etc) or SMN Amelia R. Smith, USCG (etc) |
Dear Seaman Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for seaman apprentice and seaman recruit [coastguard, navy]. | ||
| second lieutenant [air force, army (2LT); marine corps (2nd Lt.)] | Second Lieutenant John R. Smith, USA (etc) or 2LT John R. Smith, USA (etc) |
Dear Lieutenant Smith (same) |
| senior chief petty officer [coast guard, navy (SCPO)] | Senior Chief Petty Officer John R. Smith, USCG (etc) or SCPO John R. Smith, USCG, (etc) |
Dear Senior Chief Smith (same) |
| sergeant [air force, army (SGT)] | Sergeant Amelia R. Smith, USAF (etc) or SGT Amelia R. Smith, USAF (etc) |
Dear Sergeant Smith (same) |
| a similar pattern is used for other sergeant ranks, including first sergeant [army (ISG); marine corps (1st Sgt)]; gunnery sergeant [marine corps (Gy. Sgt)]; master sergeant [airforce (MSGT); army (MSG)1; sergeant first class [army (SFC)]; staff sergeant [airforce (SSGT); army (SSG); marine corps (SSgt.)]; and technical sergeant [airforce (TSGT)] with the full rank given in the salutation line. | ||
| sergeant major [army (SGM); marine corps(Sgt. Maj.)] | Sergeant Major Amelia R. Smith, USMC (etc) or Sgt. Maj. Amelia R. Smith, USSIC (etc) |
Dear Sergeant Major Smith (same) |
| warrant officer. [army, coast guard, navy(WO 1)] - see also CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER | Warrant Officer Dale R. Smith, USA (etc) or WO I Dale R. Smith, USA (etc) |
Dear Warrant Officer Smith Dear Mr. Smith Dear Ms. Smith (same) |
| Title | Address Styling | Salutation Styling |
| UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS | ||
| representative, american (with ambassadorial rank) | The Honourable Dale R. Smith United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations | Sir (or Madam) Dear Mr. (or Madam) Ambassador |
| representative, foreign (with ambassadorial rank) | His Excellency John R. Smith Representative of ........ to the United Nations or Her Excellency Amelia R. Smith Representative of ........ to the United Nations | Excellency My dear Mr. Ambassador Dear Mr. Ambassador Excellency |
| secretary-general | Her Excellency Amelia R. Smith Secretary-General of the United
Nations or His Excellency John R. Smith Secretary-General of the United Nations |
Excellency My dear Madam (or Madame) Secretary-General Dear Madam (or Madame) Secretary-General Excellency |
| undersecretary | The Honourable John R. Smith Undersecretary of the United Nations | Sir Dear Mr. Smith |
| HOW TO ADDRESS MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS | ||
| Beginning of Letter | End of Letter | Envelope |
| Duke | ||
| Dear Duke of ............. | Yours sincerely | His Grace the Duke of ............................... |
| Marquess | ||
| Dear Lord .................. | Yours sincerely | The Most Hon. the Marquess of ................. |
| Earl | ||
| Dear Lord .................. | Yours sincerely | The (Rt. Hon. the) Earl (of) ........................ |
| Countess | ||
| Dear Lady .................. | Yours sincerely | The Countess (of) ...................................... |
| Viscount | ||
| Dear Lord .................. | Yours sincerely | The (Rt. Hon. the) Viscount ....................... |
| Baron | ||
| Dear Lord .................. | Yours sincerely | The (Rt. Hon. the) Lord ............................. |
| Baroness | ||
| Dear Lady .................. | Yours sincerely | The (Rt. Hon. the) Baroness ....................... |
| Lady | ||
| Dear Lady .................. | Yours sincerely | The (Rt. Hon. the) Lady ............................. |
| Archbishop | ||
| Dear Archbishop | Yours sincerely | The Most Rev. and the Rt Hon the Archbishop of ............................................ |
| Bishops | ||
| Dear Lord Bishop | Yours sincerely | The Rt Rev. the Lord Bishop of .................. |
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