I will try my best to clarify without confusing you. I do think Warpedbored had a good idea for you to type your letter and post it here, making sure you omit sensitive personal information like your name, address, etc. But, regarding proper addressing: "I do hope the Consulate understands" is proper if you're referring to the entire organization. "I do hope the Conselor understands" is proper if you are referring to that person" Okay, here's the deal.... The reason it's so important that you address that letter properly at the top, is because that is the person that will be reading the letter. If you've properly addressed it, then in the body of the letter it's considered widely appropriate to refer to them either using their title the same you used at the top of the letter, or using "You" For example, "I am providing YOU more information" This is second person, and if you choose to use it, I think it a good idea. It avoids injecting gender. I mispoke on my previous post about third person. Use rather second person, or you, when referring to the reader... 155346[/snapback] Thanks, I valued all your opinions. Can I use consul instead of conselor and consulate?