basketdiva
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by basketdiva on Nov 9, 2016 18:47:23 GMT
Just curious- I don't recall anyone calling Colin Powell or Condolezza by that title after they left the office. I've always heard them referred to as "former". So why has she is she still being called Secretary Clinton?
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Post by papersilly on Nov 9, 2016 18:52:43 GMT
I've heard Powell and Rice called Secretary without Former preceding it. I think it's respect for the office they held. we know they are Former so I think we just stick with the title regardless of the disposition.
just like I hear people calling coaches "Coach" for their lifetime and most of them are Former. I never hear them called Former Coach Blah Blah. just Coach.
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May 17, 2024 10:44:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2016 22:28:48 GMT
Actually, as one who did it this morning, I thought it was correct, because I know that Senators, Ambassadors, Generals, etc, keep their title after leaving office.
However, after you posted this, I went and looked it up. For a position where there is only one at a time, the holder doesn't retain the title after leaving office. The person's title reverts to the highest title he or she had that can be held by more than one person simultaneously. So he would be Mr. Clinton, she would be Senator Clinton. You can refer to him as Former President Clinton as a way of describing who he is, but it's not his official title.
Hmm. Learn something new!
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