Unofficial order of precedence used by the City of New York, Office of the Mayor, Commission for the United Nations Consular Corps & Protocol (http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/html/protocol/precedence.shtml)
Federal Government
- President of the United States
- Vice-president of the United States
- Governor (in own state)
- Mayor (in own city)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Chief Justice of the United States
- Former Presidents of the United States
- American Ambassadors (at Post)
- Secretary of State
- Secretary General of the United Nations
- Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Foreign Powers accredited to the United States (in order of the presentation of their credentials)
- Widows of former Presidents of the United States
- Ministers of Foreign Powers accredited to the United States
- Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
- Retired Chief Justices
- Retired Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
- Members of the Cabinet
- President Pro Tempore of the Senate
- Senators (according to length of continuous service)
- Governors (when outside own state)
- Former Vice Presidents
- Members of House of Representatives (according to length of continuous service)
State Governments
- Governor
- County Commissioner (in own county) *
- Mayor (in own city)
- Lieutenant Governor
- Comptroller
- Attorney General
- United States Senators (in home state by seniority)
- United States Representatives (in home district)
- Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals
- United States Senators (based on seniority)
- United States Representatives (based on seniority)
Municipal Governments
- Mayor
- President of the City Council
- Public Advocate
- City Comptroller
- State Senators (in order of seniority)
- State Assemblymen (in order of seniority)
- District Attorney
- Members of the City Council (in order of seniority)
- Deputy Mayor
- Chief of Protocol
- Chief of Staff
- Counsel to the Mayor
Diplomatic Order of Precedence *
- American Ambassadors (when at Post)
- President, United Nations General Assembly (when in session)
- Secretary General of the United Nations
- President, United Nations General Assembly (when not in session)
- Foreign Ambassadors, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, accredited to the United States; Papal Nuncio (ranked according to his date
- Ministers and Envoys Extraordinary of foreign powers accredited to the United States (in order of presentation of their credentials
- Charge d’Affaires of Foreign Powers
- Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Foreign Powers
- Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations
- Ambassadors at Large
- Persons with Ambassadorial rank (foreign non-accredited, e.g. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations)
- Heads of International Organizations (International Monetary Fund, World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, NATO)
- Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations
- American Ambassadors (on State and Official Visits US cities)
- Mayors of
Major cities and the District of Columbia when in own city major
cities defined as those with a population of one million or
more residents; Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and San Diego) - American Charge d’Affaires
- Under Secretaries General of the United Nations
- American Ambassadors (designate, in the United States under normal orders, or on leave)
- Representatives of United States Missions to the European Union (USEU) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (USOECD)
- Mayors of Major Cities (when not in own city)
- Former American Ambassadors-Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions (in order of presentation of credentials at first post)
- Non-accredited Ministers of foreign governments assigned to foreign diplomatic missions in Washington D.C. (includes Deputy Chiefs of Mission)
- Counselors of Embassies
- Consuls General of foreign powers (Legations)
- Senior Secretaries of Embassies when there is no Counselor
* Source: US Department of State
