Board of Education Member

... (full name)
Member, ... (name of city) Board of Education
Address

Dear Mr. ...:

Mayor

The Honorable ... (full name)
Mayor of ... (city)
City, State ZIP Code

OR:

The Mayor of the City of ...
City, State ZIP Code

Dear Mr. Mayor:
Dear Madam Mayor:
Dear Mayor ...(last name):

Episcopal Dean

The Very Reverend ... (full name)
Dean of ... (place)
Address

Very Reverend Sir:

OR:

Dear Dean ...:

Proper Address to a Foreign Ambassador

The salutation for a letter to an Ambassador to the U.S (a foreign Ambassador) should read: Excellency or Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador.

The form of address for a foreign Ambassador should be: His/Her Excellency (full name), The Ambassador of (place name).

Also, the salutation for a letter to a U.S. Ambassador should read: Sir/Madam or Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador.

And the form of address for a U.S Ambassador should be: The Honorable (full name), The Ambassador of the United States.

U.S. House of Representatives Member

The Honorable ... (full name)
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

OR:

The Honorable ... (full name)
Representative in Congress
(Local Address)

Dear Representative ... (surname):

Cabinet Member

The Honorable ... (full name)
Secretary of ... (department)
Washington, DC (ZIP code)

Dear Mr. (or Madam) Secretary:

State Senator

The Honorable ... (full name)
The State Senate
State Capital, State ZIP Code

Dear Senator ... :

General Address Formatting

Addresses for officers and enlisted personnel should include title/rank and full name followed by a comma and the initials USA, USN, USAF, USMC, or USCG.

Minister With Doctorate

The Reverend Dr. ... (full name)
Address

Or:
The Reverend ... (full name), D.D.
Address

Dear Dr. ...:

Navy and Coast Guard Officers

Rear Admiral ... (full name), USN (OR: USCG)
Address

Sir:
Madam:
Dear Admiral ...:

For officers below the rank of commander, use:

Dear Mr. ...:

Teacher

... (Full name)
... (name of school)
Address

Mr. (or Dr., Mrs., Ms., or Miss) ...:

Minister Without Doctorate

The Reverend ... (full name)
Address

Reverend Sir:
Reverend Madam:
Dear Mr. ...:
Dear Ms. (Mrs., Miss) ...:

Former President of the United States

The Honorable ... (full name)
local address

Dear Mr. ....

Sister

Sister ... (name, followed by comma and initials of order)
Address

Dear Sister ...:
Dear Sister:

Vice President of the United States

The Vice President
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

OR:

The Honorable ... (full name)
Vice President of the United States
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. Vice President:

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

The Chief Justice of the United States
Washington, DC 20543

OR:

The Chief Justice
The Supreme Court
Washington, DC 20543

Dear Mr. (or Madam) Chief Justice:

President of the United States

The President
The White House
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

Secretary General of the United Nations

His (or "Her") Excellency ... (Full name)
Secretary General of the United Nations
United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017

Excellency:
Dear Mr. Secretary General:
Dear Madam Secretary General:

President of College or University

(Full name, followed by comma and highest degree)
President, (name of college)
Address

Dear President ...:
Dear Dr. ...:

Compass Points

James Smith
447 Bleeker Street, NW

Harriet Gibson
303 Canal Avenue South

John Kelly
343 SE 12th Street