North America and The Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - Victoria, Queen of Canada (1837–1901)
- Governor General -
- Lord Lisgar, Governor-General of Canada (1869–1872)
- Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor-General of Canada (1872–1878)
- Prime Minister - John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1891)
- Costa Rica - Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez, President of Costa Rica (1870–1876)
- Haiti - Nissage Saget, President of Haiti (1869–1874)
- Honduras -
- José María Medina, President of Honduras (1864–1872)
- Céleo Arias, Provisional President of Honduras (1872–1874)
- Mexico -
- Benito Juárez, President of Mexico (1867–1872)
- Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, President of Mexico (1872–1876)
- Nicaragua - José Vicente Cuadra, President of Nicaragua (1871–1875)
- United States - Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States (1869–1877)
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