Mr. Secretary

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"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of State.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf form of address
honorific
alternativeFormUsedFor female United States Secretary of State
appliesToOffice United States Secretary of State
appliesToRank Cabinet-level official
contrastsWith informal address by personal name
country United States of America
domain diplomacy
international relations
formality formal
genderedForm male-oriented honorific
hasAlternativeForm Madam Secretary
hasComponent office descriptor: Secretary
title: Mr.
hasFormalityLevel high protocol
historicalUse traditional style of address for U.S. Secretaries of State
language English
partOfProtocol United States diplomatic protocol
relatesToOffice United States Department of State
surface form: U.S. Department of State
usedBy diplomats
government officials
members of the press
usedFor addressing the United States Secretary of State
usedIn spoken address
written address
usedInContext diplomatic correspondence
official meetings
press conferences
usedWithSurname sometimes followed by the Secretary’s surname

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