Commendations and Greetings
If you would like to request a Congressional Commendation or a Presidential Greeting for a U.S. citizen living in the 5th Congressional District, please complete and submit the form below. The types of commendations and greetings are listed below.
Available Congressional Commendations:
- Completion of military training or service
- Retirement from government or military office
- Educator awards
- Students receiving significant scholarship awards
- Milestone anniversaries (50 years or more)
- Birthday greetings (for individuals 80 and older)
- Citizenship
- Eagle Scout
- Girl Scout Gold Award
- Gold Star
- Heroism
- Military academy appointment
- Other achievements of public distinction
White House Greeting Request Form:
Requests will be mailed directly from The White House to the address submitted on the form. Please note that Presidential Greetings requests must be submitted at least one month prior to the event date in order to be sent on time.
Unfortunately, we will be unable to fulfill requests without complete information. We encourage use of the “necessary information” section on the form to include any additional details or relevant information for the Presidential Greeting request.
Requests must include:
- Name and home address of honoree(s)
- For of address (Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr., Miss, etc.)
- Exact date of occasion (month, day, year)
- Age (birthdays) or number of years of marriage or years of service
- Your (the requestor's) name and daytime phone number and email address
- Details of an award that was received