With his roundish frame, broad grin, and salutations of "Sir," "Ma'am," and "God Bless," Mr. Hammond looks like an oversize kid, one who got his first gun at 13 as founder of a crew in the St . Nicholashousing complex, where he still lives.
[office address] Salutation: Dear Sir [Madam]: Complimentary close: Yours very truly, His [Her] Worship [First Name and Last Name], Mayor of [City Hall, City, Province] [office address] Salutation: Dear Sir [Madam]: or Dear Mr. [Madam] Mayor: Complimentary close: Yours very truly, Be polite.
Premier of the Province of [name] (for Quebec, use Prime Minister of the Province of Quebec) [office address] Salutation: Dear Sir [Madam]: or My Dear Premier: or Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss [Last Name].
[First Name and Last Name] Canadian Ambassador to [Foreign Country] [office address] Salutation: Dear Sir [Madam]: Complimentary close: Yours very truly, The Honourable [First Name and Last Name], M.L.A. (for Ontario, use M.P.P.; for Quebec, use M.N.A.; for Newfoundland and Labrador, use M.H.A).
Alternatively, if you are applying speculatively you can start with the salutation 'Dear Sirs,' and finish with 'Yours faithfully' rather than 'Sincerely'.
If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use a salutation like "Dear Sir or Madam," or "To Whom It May Concern".
" In the salutation write, "Most Reverend Sir," "Dear Bishop (surname)" or "Your Excellency".
Salutation is omitted (no "Dear Sir").
Salutations, fellow-scholars!
Salutations to the Sun (Surya Namaskarasana).
