COMMENDATION ADDRESSES Copied from www.eaglescout.org on January 2006 US Government The Current Administration A good place to start is the Congressional E-Mail Addresses web page: http://turnpike.net/metro/D/dmorgan/congress.html. The President The White House Attn: Greetings Office Washington, D.C. 20502-0039 Mr. President The Vice-President The White House Attn: Greetings Office Washington, D.C. 20502-0039 Mr. Vice-President Senator [the name of your State Senator] United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Congressman/woman [the name of your local Congressperson] Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Boy Scout Program Manager National Park Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Secretary of the Air Force Community Relations, SAF/PAC Room 5C945, 1690 Air Force The Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1690 Department of the Army (Request a certificate online at www.goarmy.com/ycr) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Director for Community Relations The Pentagon, Room 1E776 Washington, DC 20301-1400 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1000 Commandant of Cadets U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO 80840-5421 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court of the United States Washington, DC 20543 Justice Clarence Thomas Supreme Court of the United States Washington, DC 20543 Justice Stephen Breyer Supreme Court of the United States Washington, DC 20543 Justice Anthony Kennedy Supreme Court of the United States Washington, DC 20543   US Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center Division of Education Outreach 698 Conservation Way Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Drug Enforcement Administration Attn: Information Affairs Coordinator Office of the Administrator 700 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202   The Boy Scouts of America Robert Gates President National Eagle Scout Association P.O. Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079   Business and Industry International Association of Lions Clubs 300 22nd Street Oak Brook, IL 60521-8842 Douglas N. Daft The Coca Cola Company P.O. Drawer 1734 Atlanta, GA 30301 Steven S. Reinemund PepsiCo, Inc. Mr. Reinemund regrets he cannot respond to each individual request. Please copy the letter below and print it for your Eagle Scout. Dear Eagle Scout: Congratulations on becoming an Eagle Scout! You deserve a lot of credit and are to be commended on this achievement. The Boy Scouts of America's focus on the values of integrity, honor and respect are all important requirements for lasting success. You need all of them to make your mark in this world. Again, congratulations, and please accept my very best wishes for continued success. Sincerely, Steven S Reinemund   Mr. Steven Spielberg c/o Creative Artists Agency 9830 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825 USAF Thunderbirds Lt. Col. Richard G. McSpadden, Jr. USAFADS/CC 4445 Tyndall Ave Nellis AFB  NV  89191-6079 National Football League 280 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 Mr. Hector Ruiz Chairman and CEO Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. P.O. Box 3453 Sunnyvale, CA 94088   Astronauts   NASA receives a large number of requests for Eagle commendation letters.  NASA is now requesting that all requests be sent to the following address: NASA Johnson Space Center CB/Astronaut Office Attn: Eagle Scout Court of Honor Houston, TX 77058 The Astronaut Office will respond with one letter on behalf of the astronaut corps. Senator John Glenn Ohio State University 400 Stillman Hall 1947 College Road Columbus OH 43210 Previous Presidents   Gerald R. Ford President Ford is the only president to date who is an Eagle Scout.  Due to limited staff which cannot satisfy the large number of inquiries, we ask Scouts to respect his wish to not send him requests for commendation letters Jimmy Carter Attn: Correspondence Office The Carter Center 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307  carterweb at emory.edu George H. W. Bush 10000 Memorial Drive Suite 900 Houston, TX 77024 William Jefferson Clinton Send an e-mail request to correspondence at owjc.org .  This is the correspondence e-mail address of the Clinton Foundation, whose website is http://www.clintonfoundation.org/   People   General Charles E. Yeager General Yeager reports that he receives over 500 requests a week for Boy Scout commendations and can not respond to them all, so he responds to none.  To support the General Chuck Yeager Foundation, he will autograph items for $50 each.  The General Chuck Yeager Foundation is dedicated to the enhancement and enrichment of young people’s lives through programs that are focused on the principles that General Yeager has exemplified.  www.chuckyeager.com Mr. Ralph Nader P.O. Box 19312 Washington, DC 20036 Mr. Craig A. Moon President and Publisher, USA Today Gannett Co., Inc. Headquarters 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22108-0605 Mr. Andrew Heyward President, CBS News 524 W. 57th St. New York, NY 10019 Mr. Bill Parcells Coach, The Dallas Cowboys One Cowboys Parkway Irving, TX 75063-4727     Mr. Ted Turner  Turner Broadcasting, Inc.  P.O. Box 105366  Atlanta, GA 30348 Mr. Turner, as with many on this and other lists, receives so many requests that he can no longer reply to them all.  However, he does want to recognize the Eagle Scouts, and has requested the letter at right be posted on his behalf.  Please copy the text to a form or letter as you want it printed for your Eagle Scout. Dear Eagle Scout:   Congratulations on attaining the highest ranking within Scouting.   The realization of this outstanding achievement will undoubtedly lead to successes and accomplishments throughout your life.  Best wishes for the future.   Very truly yours,   Ted Turner   Mr. John Jacobs Power Connection Box A Santa Anna, CA 92711 Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson LBJ Ranch Stonewall, TX 78671 Mr. Jerry Jones Owner, The Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Center One Cowboy Parkway Irving, TX 75063-4727 Mr. Samuel J. Palmisano Chairman & CEO IBM Corp. Old Orchard Rd. Armonk, NY 10504 Mr. Neal Shapiro President, NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10012 Mr. James S. Brady c/o National Organization on Disability Washington, DC 20006 Mr. David Westin President, ABC News Capital Cities/ABC Inc. 47 W 66th St. New York, NY 10023 Mr. Kayne Robinson, President National Rifle Association 11250 Waples Mill Rd. Fairfax, VA 22030 Mr. Edwin Feulner President The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC 20002 The Roman Catholic Church His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI Vatican City Rome, Italy Most Holy Father Your Holiness' most humble servant,   The LDS Church The Young Men General Presidency Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 47 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150   Other Religious Leaders Dr. Robert Schuller The Crystal Cathedral 12141 Lewis St. Garden Grove CA 92840 Scouting The Scout Association, The Gilwell Park Campsite, Chingford, London, E4 7QW, United Kingdom   | return to the top of page |