[PW] How to address the Swedish Vice Consul?

[Barbara Bussart]

To add to John Dyson's reply, the book Forms of Address: a guide for
business and social use, conversation should be Mr/Ms. Whosit, or Vice
Consul Whosit.

On 3/28/07, John P. Dyson <dyson at indiana.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Nina,
>
> According to Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language,
> College Edition, the forms of address are: On the envelope: Full Name,
> Esq. (if a feller), American (or other) Consul, city and country or
> state; salutation (formal) Sir/Madam; (less formal) My Dear Sir/Madam;
> (in speaking) Mr. or Ms. (Surname).
>
> I remain,
>
> Your V. O. S.,
>
> John Dyson
>
>
> Quoting Nina Gilbert <ninagilbert at yahoo.com>:
>
> >
> > Dear stumpers,
> >
> > Hello from my glamorous new job as Education and Community Programs
> > Director for Boston Lyric Opera.
> >
> > One of my colleagues has a question.  We're producing an opera that
> > takes place in Sweden, and the Swedish Vice Consul will attend the
> > opening.
> >
> > How do we properly greet/address her?
> >
> > I tried Googling "forms of address," which I remember seeing in backs
> > of big dictionaries, and now I know how to describe her and write her
> > a letter.  But when someone actually gets to speak to her, what do we
> > call her?  And are there other protocols we should know about?  Like,
> > you kiss her hand and say "Your sublime consulship?"  I know that's
> > not right.
> >
> > My reputation with my new colleagues rides on this answer.  (And on
> > everything else they ask, me I guess.)
> >
> > We would love an answer before Thursday 3/29, so we know we don't
> > have to keep looking.  Opera opens Friday.
> >
> > We'd also love to know where to find this sort of information, so
> > next time we do an opera and invite diplomats, we'll be ready.
> >
> > I know, Plan B would be to call the Consulate and ask, but I'd love
> > to find a documentable source.  Vice Consul's name is Margareta
> > (Ginga) Sewerin-Olsson.
> >
> > My guess, based on Googling "Madame Consul," is that she's "Madame
> > Consul."  But I'd love to know for real.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Nina Gilbert
> >
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > -
> >
> > Nina
> > Gilbert
> >
> > Education and
> > Community Programs Manager
> >
> > Boston Lyric
> > Opera
> >
> > 45 Franklin
> > Street, 4th
> > Floor
> >
> > Boston, MA 02110-1316
> >
> > (617) 542-4912
> > x239
> >
> > ngilbert at blo.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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> >
> >
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> >
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