A letter of credence is a formal diplomatic letter that designates a diplomat as ambassador to another sovereign state. Commonly known as diplomatic credentials, the letter is addressed from one head
Letter of credence for the Czechoslovak Ambassador to Lithuania (1992), written in the traditional French and signed by President Václav Havel
British diplomat Sir Charles Stuart presenting his credentials to Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, who is flanked by his wife Maria Leopoldina, their daughter Maria da Glória (later Queen of Portugal as Maria II), and other dignitaries (allegory), c. 1825
Ambassador Eugène-Richard Gasana of Rwanda presents his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin, attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2007).
The Ambassador of Yugoslavia, Zdravko Pečar, presenting his letter of credence to the head of state of Ghana, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, in 1974.
Diplomatic correspondence is correspondence between one state and another and is usually of a formal character. It follows several widely observed customs and styles in composition, substance, present
Letter of credence
…A letter of credence (French: lettre de créance, ) is a formal diplomatic letter that designates a diplomat as ambassador to another sovereign state. Commonly known as diplomatic credentials, the letter is addressed from one head…
An 1862 letter of condolence from Abraham Lincoln to Queen Victoria on the occasion of the death of Prince Albert shows the republican salutation "Great and Good Friend".
Estonian ambassador to Australia Andres Unga presents his letter of credence to Governor-General Quentin Bryce in 2013.
Caroline Kennedy, the United States ambassador to Japan, departs Tokyo Imperial Palace after presenting her credentials to Akihito in 2013.
Formal correspondence originating from the U.S. State Department is sealed with the Great Seal of the United States, which is embossed on a paper wafer using this 1903 letterpress.