How to Address a Former Attorney General?

     I can’t find the answer to how to address the letter to a former  (the ) U.S. Attorney General, and the greeting on a letter. Thank you
     — Beverly Minor, Upland, Virginia

Dear Ms. Minor:
   A former US Attorney General is on a envelope:
          The Honorable (full name)
              (Address)
   In the salutation:
        Dear Mr./Ms. (Surname),
   Since he or she was appointed by the President and approved by the Senate … he or she is “The Honorable” for life.  But only the current attorney general would be addressed as “Mr./Madame Attorney General”
            — Robert Hickey     www.formsofaddress.info 

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