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Salutation in letter Oral address Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly: His Grace The Lord High Commissioner: Your Grace: Your Grace or Sir/Ma'am Clergy: The Rev John Smith: Dear Mr Smith: Mr Smith/Dr Smith etc. Current Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: The Right Rev John Smith: Dear Mr Smith: Mr Smith/Dr ...
A letter of credence (French: Lettre de créance, [lɛtʁ də kʁeɑ̃s]) is a formal diplomatic letter that designates a diplomat as ambassador to another sovereign state. Commonly known as diplomatic credentials , the letter is addressed from one head of state to another, asking them to give credence ( French : créance ) to the ambassador's ...
A collective note is a letter delivered from multiple states to a single recipient state. It is always written in the third person. [6] The collective note has been a rarely used form of diplomatic communication due to the difficulty in obtaining agreements among multiple states to the exact wording of a letter. [7]
The high commission of The Gambia in New Delhi. In the Commonwealth of Nations, a high commissioner is the senior diplomat, generally ranking as an ambassador, in charge of the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another. Instead of an embassy, the diplomatic mission is generally called a high commission. [1]
A commission is a formal document issued to appoint a named person to high office or as a commissioned officer in a territory's armed forces. A commission constitutes documentary authority that the person named is vested with the powers of that office and is empowered to execute official acts. [1] A commission often takes the form of letters ...
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations.A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seatings at state dinners, the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented, and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
The high commissioner has the rank and status of an ambassador, and is currently held by Aishath Azeema since 30 October 2024. Since its establishment, there have been 8 high commissioners. The post was established by president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in June 1988, as a non-resident ambassador. Lieutenant General (retd.)
The Tanzanian High Commission in London. Tanzania and the United Kingdom are both members of the Commonwealth of Nations.. In the Commonwealth of Nations, a high commissioner is the senior diplomat (ranking as an ambassador) in charge of the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another.