Etiquette for Addressing the Members of Congress

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Tip 1 - What Is the Appropriate Etiquette in Addressing a Representative? | The Classroom | Synonym

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ed Wisnewski | permalink

Whether you're greeting a member of the House of Representatives in person, formally introducing them to others or writing them a letter, it's important to know the appropriate etiquette for ...

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Tip 2 - Addressing Correspondence to a Former Member of Congress | The Classroom | Synonym

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Pieter Casier | permalink

When you are addressing a letter to a current member of Congress, you have the option of adding "The Honorable" before the member's name. However, once a person has left ...

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Tip 3 - Etiquette for Addressing the Members of Congress | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Diane Morales | permalink

Individuals in the United States are permitted open communication with members of the Congress (House of Representatives and Senate). Members of the Congress have publicly-listed fax numbers and email and postal addresses for convenient communication.

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Tip 4 - - The Politics of Address

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ashwini Goel | permalink

Dear Miss Manners: We have a person who was in Congress from 1981 to 1993 and has been out of office since then, who has decided to run for Congress this year in hopes of returning.

For further reading: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/06/AR2006060601276.html ^[4]

Tip 5 - Official Forms of Address

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Daniel Pfeifer | permalink

Emilypost.com - The Emily Post Institute maintains and evolves the standards of etiquette that Emily Post established with her seminal book Etiquette in 1922. They host etipedia®, the online etiquette encyclopedia and conduct etiquette training.
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For further reading: http://www.emilypost.com/forms-of-address/titles/777-official-forms-of-address ^[5]