The Protocol Library: The Definitive Guide to Titles, Honorifics, and Formal Etiquette

The Protocol Library: The Definitive Guide to Titles, Honorifics, and Formal Etiquette is the essential reference book for navigating the complex world of diplomacy, governance, and official protocol with precision and confidence. Whether you’re a diplomat, business executive, protocol officer, event organizer, nonprofit leader, government official, or global consultant, this expertly curated guide gives you instant access to the correct forms of address for:
Heads of state and government officials
Ambassadors and consuls
Members of royalty and nobility
Military ranks across branches and countries
International organization leaders (UN, OAS, IDB, NATO, etc.)
Ecclesiastical authorities from multiple faiths
Judges, legislators, and local authorities
This is not a book you read once—it’s a library at your fingertips.

Compiled by Dr. Isabelle Vladoiu, an internationally recognized protocol expert and founder of the US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights, this hardcover edition is the result of over three years of in-depth research and a lifetime of global diplomatic experience. It brings together official titles, honorifics, forms of written and spoken address, proper introductions, and place card formats—validated across multiple languages, cultural contexts, and institutional sources.