Do they address Gates as Sir William Gates?
tjm
OT, but...
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"Recent examples of U.S. citizens who have been knighted by the Queen of England while they held public office include General Wesley Clark and General Norman Schwarzkopf (who was presented with his medal by the Queen at his Florida army base).
U.S. citizens who are knighted may not use the title "Sir", but may use the initials representing the order of the knighthood they receive, such as "KBE" -- "Knight of the British Empire" -- after their name."
Also from the same source...
"Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution of the United States asserts that "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall,
without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or
Title, of any kind whatever, from
any King, Prince, or foreign State"
So Stormin' Norman is fully entitled to call himself General Norman Schwarzkopf KBE, but
not General Sir Norman Schwarzkopf.