Abbess,
    Christian Orthodox       
Abbot,
    Christian Orthodox        
Accountant        
Acting Official       
Adjutant General     
Admiral, Rear         
Alderman         
Archbishop, Catholic        
Archbishop,
   Christian Orthodox        
Archdeacon, Episcopal        
Archimandrite        
Architect
Archpriest        
Ambassador to the U.S.
   from a foreign country      
Ambassador of the U.S.        
American Indian Chief        
Assemblyman
   U.S., State / or           
   Assemblywoman            
Associate Justice,
   U.S. Supreme Court          
Associate Justice of a
   State Supreme Court
Attorney         
Attorney General           
Australian Officials    

Baron, Baroness           
British Officials,
   Royalty, Nobility     
Brother, Catholic         
Brother,
   Christian Orthodox          
Bishop, Catholic            
Bishop,
   Christian Orthodox         
Bishop, Episcopal        
Board Member     
Boy        
Brigadier General       

Canadian Officials    
Candidate    
Captain,
   USA, USAF, USMC     
Cardinal             
Chairman
    Federal Reserve      
Chaplain in the
    Armed Services        
Chaplain of Congress          
Chargé d’Affaires         
Chief Executive Officer 
Chief Judge          
Chief Justice,
      U.S. Supreme Court 
Chief Justice, of a State
      Supreme Court             
Chief of Police          
Chief of Staff     
Chief Operating
   Officer          
Child            
Clergy & Religious
    Officials     
Colonel, Kentucky   
Colonel, USA, USAF,
    or USMC     
Congressman, U.S.              
Congresswoman, U.S.   
Consul and or
   Consul General              
Commissioner       
Corporate Executive         
Councilman
    Councilwoman      
Counselor (Diplomat)      
Countess     
Couples     
Curator        

Dalai Lama          
Deacon         
Dean, academic            
Dean, clergy            
Deceased Persons        
Delegate, U.S., State            
Dentist             
Deputy Chief of Mission      
Deputy Marshal          
Designate, Elect,
    Pro Tempore      
Diplomats      
District Attorney           
Doctor of Dentistry           
Doctor of Medicine              
Doctor of
   Veterinary Medicine          
Doctor of Osteopathy            
Doctor, Other Disciplines     
Doctorate        

Earl            
Elect, Designate
   Pro Tempore      
Eminence     
Etiquette    
Excellency           

First, Second,
   Third, etc.        
First Lady, Spouse
   of the President of
   the United States 
First Lady, Member
    of Her   
    White House Staff      
First Lady, Spouse
   of a Governor
   or Lt. Gov.    
First Lieutenant   
Flag Protocol     
Former Officials    

Geshe
General
    USA, USAF, USMC
Girl
Governor, Lieutenant 
Governor, Lt., Spouse   
Governor, Tribal Council          
Governor, U.S. State       
Governor, U.S. State
    Spouse of     
Governor's Staff,
    Member of      
Governors, Board of 

Honorable, The          
Honourable, The       

Indian Chief         
Introductions       
Invitations  
   Writing &  
   Addressing  
Invitations
    Military:
    Writing &
    Addressing

Judge of US City or
        US Count     
Judge, US Federal            
Junior, Senior,
    I, II, III, etc.       
Justice, Associate
     Federal
     Supreme Court
Justice, Associate
     State
     Supreme Court

King     
Knight      

Late, The
   (deceased persons)        
Lawyer      
Lieutenant      
Lieutenant Colonel,     
   USA, USAF, USMC          
Lieutenant General,
   USA, USAF, USMC      
Lieutenant Governor         

On-line Links

While writing Honor & Respect I found hundreds of sites on-line offering guidance to forms of address. Most were not reliable, but some were excellent. Here are some you can depend on to offer accurate information.
            -- Robert Hickey

German Forms of Address  
    Forms of address from the Department of Interior, Federal Republic of Germany. Ratgeber fur Anschriften und Anreden, Bundesministerium de Innern, January 2010. 169 pages (In German). Attached here is a PDF you can download.

New Zealand Forms of Address
    New Zealand Honours, the Privy Council. Clear and authoritative.
       http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/honourable_privycouncil

United Kingdom Forms of Address
    This site -- maintained by the Parliament of the United Kingdom -- includes how to address members of Parliament. Limited information but clear and concise, but perfect if you want information on Parliament from the source.
       http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/members/lords

United Kingdom Forms of Address
    This site -- maintained by the Ministry of Justice -- includes how to address ministers, members of Parliament, members of former administrations, English judges, Scottish Judges, Northern Ireland judges, overseas judges, commonwealth judges, peers, baronets and knights, wives of peers, baronets and knights, courtesy titles, clergy in the Church of England, officers in the armed forces, lord-lieutenants, mayors, local authorities in Wales. Also includes a section on honours and decorations. Format is very clear and concise.
      http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/forms-of-address.htm

United States Forms of Address from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    NASA Procedural Requirements, NASA Correspondence and Management and Communications Standards and Style. Down loadable PDF: NPR 1450.10D. Good and accurate resource.
       http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov 

United States Forms of Address
     Spoken and Written Forms of Address for U.S. Government Officials, Military Personnel, Foreign Officials, Nobility, and Religious Officials. On-line chart.
        http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank

United States Forms of Address from Infoplease
     How the name should appear on an envelope and in the Salutation. U.S. forms for addressing U.S. and foreign officials. On-line chart.
        http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001618.html

United States, Department of the Army, Pamphlet 600-60
    A Guide to Protocol and Etiquette for Official Entertainment: A 54 page document, available here as a PDF and from several government sites, includes "Chapter 6" on forms of address for "high officials," "elected officials," "use of 'His Excellency,'" and "distinguished officials."
       Pamphlet 600-60: Guide to Protocol and Etiquette for Official Entertainment

PROFESSIONAL LINKS

Leah Hawthorn, PSOW Trainer and Consultant
Leah Hawthorn is a certified business image & etiquette coach and training facilitator for the Protocol School of Washington's "Train To Be A Business Image Coach." Ms. Hawthorn is based in Dayton, Ohio.
       http://www.advancedbusinessimageandetiquette.org/