North America
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959–1967)
- Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada (1957–1963)
- Costa Rica
- President - Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
- Cuba
- President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
- Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)
- Dominican Republic
- De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
- President - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1960–1962)
- El Salvador
- Head of State -
- Junta of Government, Head of State of El Salvador (1960–1961)
- Civic-Military Directory, Head of State of El Salvador (1961–1962)
- Head of State -
- Guatemala
- President - Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963)
- Haiti
- President - François Duvalier, President of Haiti (1957–1971)
- Honduras
- President - Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras (1957–1963)
- Mexico
- President - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (1958–1964)
- Nicaragua
- President - Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956–1963)
- Panama
- President - Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón, President of Panama (1960–1964)
- United States of America
- President -
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953–1961)
- John F. Kennedy, President of the United States (1961–1963)
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