When sending letters to former Presidents, the proper form for addressing the envelope is:
The Honorable (President’s name)
The proper form for the salutation in the letter is:
Dear Mr. (President’s last name)
But I vaguely remember military training suggesting that using President Name was a correct term when referring to former presidents. Possibly not though, and I didn’t work in protocol, so the state department seems like a pretty good resource.
And from an embassy’s official page:
But I vaguely remember military training suggesting that using President Name was a correct term when referring to former presidents. Possibly not though, and I didn’t work in protocol, so the state department seems like a pretty good resource.
It reads to me like they’re just avoiding repeating “former” over and over. It’s already established it’s the former president earlier in the text.