President George W. Bush
president@whitehouse.gov
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2883
Vice President Dick Cheney
vice.president@whitehouse.gov
Office of the Vice President
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20501
Phone: (202) 456-2326
Fax: (202) 456-7044
U.S. Secretary of State Collin Powell
secretary@state.gov
Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Phone: (202) 647-5291, (202) 736-4461
U.S. Secretary of Defense
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
Phone: (703) 695-5261
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 415-4050
Fax: (212) 415-4443
Your U.S. Senator
Find e-mail address at http://www.senate.gov
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3121
Your U.S. Congressman
Use the form at http://www.house.gov/writerep/
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3121
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Contacting Parliament
Finally, it can be very useful to have a dialogue with
the Government, though it is always better to correspond with ministers
through your own MP.
Parliamentary convention dictates that
letters sent directly to ministers are replied to by a civil servant,
whilst all letters sent to MPs are forwarded to the appropriate
minister, and the reply must carry the minister's signature (If nothing
else, it means that two sets of bureaucrats read your letter rather than
one!)
When writing to your MP, please bear the following in mind:
You should address your MP as 'Dear [full name] MP'.
Include your address on the letter so your MP knows that you live in his or her constituency.
Begin your letter by saying who you are and what are your concerns.
Explain why you are writing, preferably giving examples and facts.
Request that your MP responds to your letter, to let you know whether he or she agrees with you.
End by asking that your letter is passed on to the Home Secretary and that you are kept informed of his response.
In case you don't have your MP's name or title, you can
find it at: http://www.locata.co.uk/commons/
Contact your MP by mail:
[Name of MP]
House of Commons
London
SW1A OAA
Contact your MP by e-mail:
Please note that most MPs do not have e-mail. If you want to see if your MP allows constituents to e-mail him or her then please check here www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/almsad.htm
Contact your MP by fax:
http://www.faxyourmp.com/
(It is almost always better to write or fax your MP,
rather than e-mailing them.)
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