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diplomatic titles vex Washington hostesses face prefix puzzle
Washington hosts cope with proper forms for foreign envoys and staff as diplomatic prefixes vary wildly. Some use plain Mr or Mrs while others retain Monsieurr or Signor and Frau styles, with dos of nobility titles and mixed conventions among countries.
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Washington
State Department
J. J. Jusserand
Mr. Jusserand
Mrs. Jusserand
Madame Jusserand
Mademoiselles
Juan Riano
Garangos
Spain
Dona Alicia Ward de Riano
Felipe A. Hipil
Jacobo Varela
Madame Varela
Madame
Sao-Ke Alfred Sze
Madame Sze
Legation
Mr. Yung-Kwai
Yung-Kwai
Frau
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne
Auckland Geddes
Laszlo Szechenyi
Prince A. Bibesco
Mirza Hussen Khan Alai
Bagher Khan M. Kazemi
Abduligh Khan Entezam
Hedi Khan Khetiblou
Sultan Mahmood Khan Amerie
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