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United States Protocol United States Protocol The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette Ambassador Mary Mel French Foreword by William Jefferson Clinton ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Lanham • Boulder • New York • Toronto • Plymouth, UK Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706 http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com Estover Road, Plymouth PL6 7PY, United Kingdom Copyright © 2010 by Mary Mel French All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data French, Mary Mel United States protocol : the guide to official diplomatic etiquette / Mary Mel French. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4422-0319-8 (cloth : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-1-4422-0321-1 (electronic) 1. Diplomatic etiquette—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. JZ1436.F74 2010 395.5—dc22 2009047918 ` ™ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America Dedication It is with great appreciation that I dedicate this book to the personnel who currently make up, and have made up, the Office of the Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State. The fine arts of diplomatic courtesy and etiquette are the foundations of the Office of Protocol; they provide the bedrock for officers working year after year to honor American and foreign traditions. The work that keeps diplomatic protocol for the U.S. government up-to-date with internationally recognized standards requires count- less hours, extraordinary dedication, and unparalleled professionalism. Protocol officers strive fervently to ensure that events—formal and informal, public and private—proceed seamlessly. Laboring quietly behind the scenes, officers’ efforts often go unheralded. Those com- mitted not just to doing protocol-related jobs but to maintaining the conviction necessary to do those jobs correctly deserve the spotlight. Contents Foreword by Former President William Jefferson Clinton xiii Author’s Letter to Readers xv Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1 Office of Protocol 1 Chief of Protocol 2 Deputy Chief of Protocol 3 Assistant Chiefs of Protocol 3 Chapter 2 Order of Precedence Information 7 General Discussion 7 Ranking Information for the United States 10 Meetings, Dinners, and Luncheons 12 Changes in the Order of Precedence 13 Chapter 3 U.S. Order of Precedence 15 Order of Precedence 15 Order of Precedence in a State 22 Order of U.S. States Entering the Union (Chronological) 23 vii viii Contents Order of U.S. Territories Entering the Union (Chronological) 25 Order of U.S. States Entering the Union (Alphabetical) 25 Chapter 4 Titles and Forms of Address Information 27 Office of Protocol 27 “The Honorable” 28 Addressed by Office or Title Only 31 Title Usage in This Book 32 “His/Her Excellency” 34 Chapter 5 Titles and Forms of Address 35 Federal Government Officials in the United States 36 State Government Officials in the United States 63 Municipal Government Officials in the United States 71 Diplomats and International Representatives of the United States 73 American Representatives to International Organizations 81 Members of the Armed Services of the United States 83 International Officials 111 Religious Officials 124 Private U.S. Citizens 144 Addressing Spouses of Principal Officials 154 Chapter 6 Official Visits with the President 163 Types of Visits 164 Planning for Visits 165 Arrival 167 White House Events 168 Arlington National Cemetery 174 Joint Meeting of Congress 175 Departure from Andrews Air Force Base 176 U.S. Protective Divisions 176 Contents ix Chapter 7 Official Entertaining 179 Formal Dinner at the White House 179 State Luncheon at the State Department 192 Formal Dinner at the State Department 194 Truman Dinner in the Benjamin Franklin Room 197 Entertaining by Government Officials and Private Citizens 199 Entertaining Checklist 213 Chapter 8 Table Seating 217 Following Order of Precedence 217 Guest Placement at Tables 220 Private Entertaining of Official Guests 223 Table-Seating Diagram Outline 224 Table-Seating Diagrams 225 Chapter 9 Flag Etiquette 237 American Flag 237 Flag Diagram Outlines 246 National Anthem 251 Pledging Allegiance to the Flag 252 Chapter 10 Ceremonies 257 U.S. Presidential Inauguration 257 State and Official Funerals 260 Awards and Decorations 270 Basic Guidelines for Wearing Decorations 272 Chapter 11 Conduct of Diplomacy 277 Role of Protocol in Diplomacy 277 Establishing Diplomatic Relations 278 Ambassadors 279 Diplomatic Corps 288
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