Honor & Respect: The Official Guide to Names, Titles, and Forms of Address - Hardcover

The Most Comprehensive Reference Of Its Kind Available In English · Professional forms of address for correspondence · Social forms of address for invitations · Forms for address for couples and former officials · Guidelines for name badges, place cards, and introductions · Government officials from more than 180 countries: from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe including elected, appointed, retired, and former officials · Military: armed services personnel including enlisted as well as commissioned officers and retired officers · Diplomats and representatives to international organizations · Ruling royal and noble families from every current form of government: kingdom, sultanate, duchy, principality, emirate, and others · Native American tribal leaders many for the first time in print · Religious officials: Many widely available here for the first time including: Baha'i, Buddhist, Chaplains, Christian Orthodox, Christian Science, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hindu, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Muslim (Shiite and Sunni), Protestant Christian (Anglican, Episcopal, and others), Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, Seventh-day Adventist, Sikh, and Zoroastrian · 70-page glossary including terms such as air marshal, bailiff, curate, elector, flag officer, governor-general, internuncio, legate, mufti, notary, privy councillor, rector, solicitor, viceroy, and many, many more · Abbreviations and post nominals: academic, honorary, decorations, orders, how to use them, and more · Precedence and joint forms of address

Much more than just a reference for today's protocol officer preparing for a visit by a governor, admiral, or ambassador, Honor & Respect is the essential reference for anyone who needs to write, send an invitation, formally introduce, or speak to their local sheriff, pastor, judge, or city councilman. Honor & Respect gives specific formulas to follow for both business and social situations. It includes the best forms for addressing federal, state, and municipal officials; corporate executives; clergy; tribal officials; and members of the armed services in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It also includes titles and guidance on addressing high officials from more than 180 nations around the world.Honor & Respect provides clear guidelines on how to: · Address an official envelope and prepare the address block on a letter.· Write the best salutation.· Determine the right level of formality for the complimentary close.· Address an envelope for social correspondence or an invitation.· Prepare the inside envelope of an invitation.· Writing a place card or name badge.· Choose the best phrases when making a formal introduction.· Int­­roduce one person to another.· Refer to the other person in a conversation.