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Styles of address

Foreign dignitaries

Dignitary		Salutation	Final Salutation	In conversation
An Emperor His Imperial Majesty Akihito Emperor of Japan Address		Your dignified Majesty:	I have the honour to remain, Your Imperial Majesty's obedient servant,	"Your Majesty" first, then "Sire"
A King His Majesty Juan Carlos King of Spain Address		Your Majesty/Sire:	I have the honour to remain, Your Majesty's obedient servant,	"Your Majesty" first, then "Sire"
A Queen Her Majesty Queen Sophia Queen of Spain Address		Your Majesty/ Madame:	I have the honour to remain, Your Majesty's obedient servant,	"Your Majesty" first, then "Ma'am"
A Prince / Princess	With title "Royal Highness" His Royal Highness The Prince of the Asturies	Your Royal Highness:	I remain, Your Royal Highness, Yours very truly,	"Your Royal Highness" first, then "Sir/Ma'am"
	With title "Serene Highness" His Serene Highness The Prince of Monaco	Your Serene Highness:	I remain, Your Serene Highness, Yours very truly,	"Your Serene Highness" first, then "Sir/Ma'am"
	Without title "Highness" Prince Alexandre de Mérode Princess (full name)	Prince: Madame:	Yours very truly, Yours very truly,	"Prince" first, then "Sir" "Princess" first, then "Madam"
A President of a Republic His/Her Excellency (full name) President of the Republic of (name) Address		Excellency:	Yours sincerely,	"Excellency" first, then "President" or "Sir/Madam"
The President of the United States His Excellency the Honourable (full name) President of the United States The White House Washington, D.C.		Dear Mr. President:	Yours sincerely,	"Mr. President" or "Excellency" first then "Sir"
A Prime Minister His/Her Excellency (full name) Prime Minister of (name) Address		Dear Prime Minister:	Yours sincerely,	"Prime Minister" or "Excellency" first, then "Sir/Madam" or "Mr./Mrs./Ms./ Miss (name)"
Ambassadors/high commissioners of foreign countries in Canada His/Her Excellency (full name) Ambassador of ________/ High Commissioner for____________* Address * One exception: British High Commissioner and not High Commissioner for Britain		Dear Ambassador / High Commissioner:	Yours sincerely,	"Your Excellency" or "Excellency"

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