Eagle Congratulation Letters

When sending notes to people asking for letters of commendation, please include:

The Scout's FULL NAME (not just "Sparky" or "Jimmy" but "Samuel James Jackson" or "James Ray Morrison")
The Scout's TROOP NUMBER AND COUNCIL NAME (the Troop number is that white number on the red background on his left shoulder; the Council; the Council name appears on that patch right above it), and
A SHORT DESCRIPTION of the Eagle Scout Service Project.

Many people writing a letter to acknowledge an Eagle Scout would also like to know how the person earned the badge. This gives them more than just a "congratulations, Johnny, on your achievement" line and also can allow the letter to be a bit more personalized than boilerplate letters.

Remember that the purpose of a congratulatory letter is to honor the Scout and that each person you write may be getting many, many requests. This is not a race or a contest to see who can get the most letters. Often a few letters are more meaningful than a scrapbook full of letters that ends up on a shelf. Sometimes the best thing is a letter or two from an admired prominent person, a state official like a governor, a local official like a mayor, and letters from local prominent people that the Scout knows or who know the Scout.

Please pick and choose so that people who are willing to write a letter do not get overwhelmed and decide to stop accepting requests.

In the tables below, incumbents who will be leaving office as a result of an election, resignation, or other reasons, are shown in RED, while "Acting", "Elect", or newly appointed (but, as yet unconfirmed or installed) officials are shown in GREEN.

US Government Officials
President and Mrs. Barack H. Obama The White House Attn: Greetings Office 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 FAX: 202-456-2461 e-mail: Click Here	Vice President and Dr. Joseph Biden Old Executive Office Building Washington, DC 20501
Cabinet Members
Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture 14th St. and Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250 e-mail: Click Here	Hon. Gary Locke Secretary of Commerce 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20230
Hon. Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense The Pentagon Washington, DC 20301	Hon. Arne Duncan Secretary of Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-0100 e-mail: Click Here
Dr. Steven Chu Secretary of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20585	Hon. Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201
Hon. Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528	Hon. Shaun Donovan Secretary of Housing & Urban Development 451 7th St., SW Washington, DC 20410
Hon. Kenneth L. Salazar Secretary of Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240	Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20530 e-mail: Click Here
Hon. Hilda L. Solis Secretary of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210	Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State 2201 C St., NW Washington, DC 20520
Hon. Raymond H. LaHood Secretary of Transportation 400 7th St., SW Washington, DC 20590 e-mail: Click Here	Hon. Timothy F. Geithner Secretary of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20220
Gen. Eric K. Shinseki Secretary of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, DC 20420	Hon. Lisa P. Jackson Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460
Other Department of Defense Officials
Hon. John M. McHugh Secretary of the Army The Pentagon Washington, DC 20310	Gen. George Casey Chief of Staff of the Army The Pentagon Washington, DC 20310 Click here for an on-line application for letters from the Army Chief of Staff http://www.goarmy.com/ycr/ Mail applications will not be honored
Hon. Michael B. Donley Secretary of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington, DC 20330	Gen. Norton A. Schwartz Chief of Staff of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington, DC 20330
Click here for an on-line application for letters from both the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff https://secure.airforce.com/scouts/index.php (Mail applications will not be honored)
Hon. Ray Mabus Secretary of the Navy The Pentagon Washington, DC 20350	Adm. Gary Roughead Chief of Naval Operations 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350-2000
Please include the full name of the scout, Troop number, date of Court of Honor ceremony and return address. In order to expedite your request, please consolidate multiple awardees into ONE (1) troop request. Please allow 4 - 5 weeks for processing.
Adm. Michael G. Mullen Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The Pentagon Washington, DC 20301	Gen. James T. Conway Commandant of the Marine Corps HQ US Marine Corps 2 Navy Annex Washington, DC 20380-1775

Congress
House of Representatives	Senate
Hon. Nancy Pelosi Speaker House of Representatives U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC 20515	Hon. Robert C. Byrd President Pro-Tempore U.S. Senate U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC 20510
Hon. Steny Hoyer Majority Leader House of Representatives U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC 20515	Hon. Harry Reid Majority Leader U.S. Senate U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC 20510
Hon. John A. Boehner Minority Leader House of Representatives U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC 20515	Hon. Mitch McConnell Minority Leader U.S. Senate U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC 20510
For other Congressmen (Representatives), check the official US House of Representatives web site for the address to use, which will be in the form: Hon. __________ ____ _______ House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 or simply address your letter to: Hon. ____________ U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 e-mail addresses: Click Here	For other Senators, check the official US Senate web site for the address to use, which will be in the form: Senator __________ ____ _______ Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 or simply address your letter to: Senator ____________ U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 e-mail addresses: Click Here
Other Government Officials and Programs
Adm. Thad Allen Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW Washington, DC 20593	Mary L. Schapiro Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549
Mr. Robert S. Mueller III, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20535	Hon. Susan Rice United States Representative to the United Nations United States Mission to the United Nations 140 East 45th Street New York, N.Y. 10017 http://archive.usun.state.gov/Issues/Contact2.html
Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A. Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service Dept of Health and Human Services Rockville MD 20857	National Commander Civil Air Patrol Headquarters Building 714 105 South Hansell St Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332
Marine Corps Recruiting Command Advertising (Code M) 3280 Russell Road Quantico VA 22134-5102	Boy Scout Program Manager National Park Service 1849 C St, NW Washington DC 20240
US Air Force Academy Click here for an on-line application (Mail applications will not be honored)	Office of the Superintendent United States Military Academy West Point NY 10996
Superintendent United States Coast Guard Academy 15 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-1800	Superintendent United States Naval Academy 124 Blake Road Annapolis, MD 21402-5000

Past Presidents and their Wives
President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter The Carter Center 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307 Attn: Correspondence Office President Carter wants all requests in writing to the above address, or by FAX to: (404)331-0283	Mrs. Gerald Ford 40365 Sand Dune Road Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-3551 Mrs. Ford wants all requests sent by MAIL ONLY
	President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush 10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 900 Houston, TX 77024
President William J. Clinton and Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton 55 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027-4516	President and Mrs. George W. Bush Post Office Box 259000 Dallas, Texas 75225-9000

Governors
Gov. Bob Riley State Capitol Room N-104 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130	Gov. Sean Parnell Governor's Office P.O. Box 110001 Juneau, AK 99811-0001
Gov. Jan Brewer Office of the Governor 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007	Gov. Mike Beebe 250 State Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814	Gov. Bill Ritter 136 State Capitol Denver, CO 80203-1792
Gov. M. Jodi Rell Governor's Office State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106	Gov. Jack Markell Legislative Hall Dover, DE 19901
Gov. Charlie Crist The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001	Gov. Sonny Perdue State Capitol Building Constituent Services Room 111 Atlanta, GA 30334
Gov. Linda Lingle Executive Chambers Hawaii State Capitol Honolulu, HI 96813	Gov. C. L. Butch Otter Office of the Governor 700 West Jefferson (Statehouse), 2nd Floor P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0034
Gov. Patrick Quinn Office of the Governor 207 Statehouse Springfield, IL 62706	Gov. Mitchell Daniels Office of the Governor 206 State House Indianapolis, IN 46204
Gov. Chet Culver Office of the Governor State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319	Gov. Mark Parkinson Office of the Governor State Capitol Second Floor Topeka, KS 66612
Gov. Steve Beshear Governor's Office 700 Capitol Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601	Gov. Bobby Jindal Office of the Governor P.O. Box 94004 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
Gov. John Baldacci Office of the Governor #1 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0001	Gov. Martin O'Malley State House Annapolis, MD 21401
Gov. Deval Patrick Office of the Governor State House, Room 360 Boston, MA 02133	Gov. Jennifer Granholm Office of the Governor P.O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 Online Request Form
Gov. Tim Pawlenty 130 State Capitol 75 Constitution Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55155	Gov. Haley Barbour Office of the Governor P. O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205
Gov. Jay Nixon Missouri Capitol Building, Room 216 P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0720	Gov. Brian Schweitzer Office of the Governor State Capitol Helena, MT 59620-1901
Gov. Dave Heineman Office of the Governor P.O. Box 94848 Lincoln, NE 68509-4848	Gov. Jim Gibbons Capitol Building Carson City, NV. 89701
Gov. John Lynch Office of the Governor State House Concord, NH 03301-4990	Gov. Chris Christie 125 West State St P.O. Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625
Gov. Bill Richardson State Capitol Building Santa Fe, NM 87503	Gov. David Paterson State Capitol Albany, NY 12224
Gov Beverly Perdue Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301	Gov. John Hoeven Governor 's Office 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Bismarck, ND 58505-0001
Gov. Ted Strickland 77 South High Street, 30th Floor Columbus, OH 43215	Gov. Brad Henry State Capitol Bldg. 2300 N. Lincoln, Suite 212 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Gov. Ted Kulongoski State Capitol Building Salem, OR 97301-4047	Gov. Ed Rendell 225 Main Capitol Harrisburg, PA 17120
Gov. Don Carcieri Office of the Governor 222 State House Providence, RI 02903-1196	Gov. Mark Sanford Office of the Governor P.O. Box 11829 Columbia, SC 29211
Gov. Mike Rounds Office of the Governor 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5070	Gov. Phil Bredesen Office of the Governor State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243-0001
Gov. Rick Perry Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-2428	Gov. Jon Huntsman Office of the Governor 210 State Capitol Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Gov. Jim Douglas 109 State St, Pavilion Montpelier, VT 05609	Gov. Bob McDonnell Office of the Governor State Capitol, 3rd Floor Richmond, VA 23219 Click here for an on-line application
Gov. Christine Gregoire Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002	Gov. Joe Manhin Office of the Governor State Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305
Gov. Jim Doyle 125 State Capitol Madison, WI 53702	Gov. Dave Freudenthal Governor's Office Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne, WY 82002

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty Executive Office of the Mayor 1 Judiciary Square, Suite 1100S Washington, DC 20001	Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila BMB 110202 Calle San Gustos San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901-1711

Other Prominent People and Organizations
Pope Benedict XVI Apostolic Nunciature 3339 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008-3687	Mike Rowe (star of Dirty Jobs) Eagle Scout Letter Pilgrim Films and Television 6180 Laurel Canyon Blvd., #350 No. Hollywood, CA 91606
Mr. James S. Brady c/o Handgun Control Inc. 1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005	Mr. Pat Buchanan The American Cause 501 Church St. Suite 315 Vienna, VA 22180
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani c/o Giuliani Partners, LLC 5 Times Square New York, NY 10036	Senator John Glenn Ohio State University 400 Stillman Hall 1947 College Road Columbus, OH 43210
Vice President Al Gore 2100 West End Ave Suite 790 Nashville, TN 37203	Mr. Rush Limbaugh 2 Penn Plaza, 17th Floor New York, NY 10021-0085
Mr. Sanford McDonnell Chairman Emeritus McDonnell-Douglas Corp. c/o Boeing Integrated Defense Systems P.O. Box 516 St. Louis, MO 63166-0516	Mr. James R. Moffett, Chairman/CEO Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. PO Box 51777 New Orleans, LA 70151
Mr. Bill Gates Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399	Dr. Robert Schuller Crystal Cathedral Ministries 12141 Lewis St. Garden Grove, CA 928401
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War The SUVCW requests 45 days advance notice and requires a specific form. Download and print the application form from their web site at: http://suvcw.org/eagle/	National Commander American Legion PO Box 1055 Indianapolis, IN 46206
Director Sons of the American Revolution 1000 South Fourth Street Louisville, KY 40203	Moose International Community Service Dept. Mooseheart, IL 60539-1126
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Scouting and Youth Coordinator Thomas E. McKibbon 1001 County Road HH Lamar, CO 81052 Email: dtmcattle@cminet.net	AMVETS National Headquarters Attn: Programs Department 4647 Forbes Blvd. Lanham, Maryland 20706 Download the required request form (PDF)
Marine Corps League P.O. Box 3070 Merrifield, VA 22116-3070	Ms. Rosalyn Farb, Senior Vice President Wendy's Corporate Communications 4288 W. Dublin, Granville Rd. Dublin OH 43017
National Rifle Association: The NRA requests 3 months advance notice and requires a specific form. Download and print the application form from the NRA web site at: http://www.nrahq.org/youth/eagle_scout.pdf then mail or fax to: National Rifle Association Attn: Eagle Scout Coordinator Youth Programs 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 Fax: 703-267-3999	Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias 25 S. Morton Avenue Morton, PA 19070 (certificate & patch) http://www.pythias.org/scouts/eaglescout.html
	For Latter-day Saints Scouts: The Young Men's General Presidency The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 47 East South Temple St Salt Lake City UT 84150-1700
For Jewish Scouts: Northeast Region Jewish Committee on Scouting Stephen Allan Mintz 106 Sunnymeadow Lane Reisterstown, MD 21136-6148	For Jewish Scouts: National Jewish Committee on Scouting c/o The Relationships Division - S326 Boy Scouts of America PO Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079 http://www.jewishscouting.org
For Jewish Scouts: Rabbi Jerome Epstein Executive Vice President United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 820 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017-4504	For Jewish Scouts: Rabbi Eric Yoffie President Union for Reform Judaism 633 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017-6778
For Jewish Scouts: Rabbi Bini Maryles Director of Synagogue Services Orthodox Union Eleven Broadway New York, NY 10004	For Jewish Scouts: Rabbi Pesach Lerner Executive Vice President National Council of Young Israel 111 John Street, Suite 450 New York, NY 10038
For Jewish Scouts: Mr. Greg Byrne Jewish War Veterans of the United States 1811 R Street NW Washington, DC 20009	For Jewish Scouts: Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen Jewish Theological Seminary of America 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027
The Eagle Scout Service / NESA no longer provides congratulatory letters from James A. Lovell. If a name or organization has been removed from this site, it is because we have had specific requests to NOT send letters to them. In particular, the following people and groups have asked that they be removed: J. Willard Marriot, William F. Buckley, NASA Johnson Space Center /Astronaut Office, Justices of the US Supreme Court, CIA, Pat Boone, Boeing Corp., Air Force Recruiting Service, Allan H. "Bud" Selig , Dr. William J. Bennett, Mrs. Ronald Reagan, US Air Force Thunderbirds, The Cato Institute. We've currently removed Steven Spielberg from our listing, since we don't have a valid address for him at this time.

Click here to see other special Special Eagle Scout Recognitions that can be requested.

Additional addresses can be found at Scoutmaster Calvin Gray's website: http://www.troopcrew405.org/eaglelist/index.html
and on the Redwood Empire Council's website:
http://www.recbsa.org/eaglerec.html