Forms of Address

Addressee Address Salutation

Academics, college or
university

Dean Dean Full name Dear Dean Last name

President President Full name Dear President Last name

Professor Professor Full name Dear Professor Last name

Clerical and religious orders

Archbishop, Eastern The Most Reverend First name, Archbishop Your Eminence
Orthodox of Place name

Archbishop, Roman The Most Reverend Full name, Archbishop of Place Your Excellency
Catholic name

Archdeacon, Episcopal The Venerable Full name, Archdeacon of Place Dear Archdeacon Last
name name

Bishop, Episcopal The Right Reverend Full name, Bishop of Place Right Reverend Sir or Dear
name Bishop Last name

Bishop, other The Reverend Full name Dear Bishop Last name
Protestant

Bishop, Roman The Most Reverend Full name, Bishop of Place Your Excellency or Dear
Catholic name Bishop Last name

Cardinal His Eminence First name Cardinal Last name Your Eminence

Clergyman/woman, The Reverend Full name or The Reverend Full Dear Mr./Ms. Last
Protestant name,D.D. name or Dear Dr. Last
name
Dean of a Cathedral, The Very Reverend Full name, Dean of Place name Dear Dean Last name
Episcopal

Monsignor The Right Reverend Monsignor Full name Dear Monsignor

Patriarch, Greek His All Holiness the Patriarch of Place name Your All Holiness
Orthodox

Patriarch, Russian His Holiness the Patriarch of Place name Your Holiness
Orthodox

Pope His Holiness The Pope Your Holiness or Most

Holy Father

Priest, Roman Catholic The Reverend Full name or The Reverend Full Dear Reverend
name,S.J. (or other order) Father or Dear Father

Rabbi, man or woman Rabbi Full name or Rabbi Last name Dear Rabbi Last name

Ambassador, U.S. The Honorable Full name, The Ambassador of the Sir/Madam or Dear
United States Mr./Madam Ambassador

Ambassador to the His/Her Excellency Full name, The Ambassador Excellency or Dear
U.S. of Place name Mr./Madam Ambassador

Secretary General, His/Her Excellency Full name, Secretary General of Dear

United Nations the United Nations Mr./Madam/Madame
Secretary general

United Nations The Honorable Full name, United States Sir/Madam or Dear
Representative, U.S. Representative to the United Nations Mr./Ms. Last name

United Nations His/Her Excellency Full name, Representative Excellency or My dear

Representative, of Place name to the United Nations Mr./Madam Last name
foreign

Government officials
Assemblyman/woman The Honorable Full name Dear Mr./Ms. Last name

Associate Justice, U.S. The Honorable Justice Full name Dear

Supreme Court Sir/Madam or Justice Last
name

Cabinet member The Honorable Full name, Secretary of Department Sir/Madam or Dear
name Mr./Madam Secretary

Chief Justice, U.S. The Honorable Full name, Chief Justice of the Dear Mr./Madame Chief
Supreme Court United States Justice

Commissioner The Honorable Full name Dear Mr./Mrs. Last name

Governor The Honorable Full name, Governor of State name Dear Governor Last name

Judge, federal The Honorable Full name, Judge, United States Dear
District Court Sir/Madam or Judge Last
name

Judge, state or local The Honorable Full name, Judge of the Court Dear Judge Last name
of Place name

Mayor The Honorable Full name, Mayor of Place name Dear Mayor Last name

President, U.S. The President Dear Mr./Madam

President

President, U.S., former The Honorable Full name Dear Mr./Madam Last
name

Representative, state The Honorable Full name, State name House of Dear Mr./Ms. Last name
Representatives

Representative, U.S. The Honorable Full name, United States House of Dear Mr./Mrs. Last name
Representatives

Senator, state The Honorable Full name, The State Senate, State Dear Senator Last name
 Capital

Senator, U.S. The Honorable Full name, United States Senate Dear Senator Last name

Speaker, U.S. House of The Honorable Full name, Speaker of the House of Dear Mr./Madam Speaker
Representatives Representatives

Vice President, U.S. The Vice President of the United States Sir/Madam or Dear
Mr./Madam Vice
President

Military and naval officers

All ranks Rank Full Dear Rank Last name

name,USA/USN/USCG/USAF/USMC/USPHS/NOAA

Professions

Attorney Mr./Ms. Full name, Attorney at law or Full Dear Mr./Ms. Last name
name, Esq.

Dentist Full name, D.D.S. Dear Dr. Last name

Physician Full name, M.D. Dear Dr. Last name

Veterinarian Full name, D.V.M. Dear Dr. Last name