North America
- Anguilla (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Alastair Turner Baillie, Governor of Anguilla (1983–1987)
- Chief Minister - Emile Gumbs, Chief Minister of Anguilla (1984–1994)
- Antigua and Barbuda -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1967–1993)
- Prime Minister - Vere Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1976–1994)
- The Bahamas -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Gerald Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979–1988)
- Prime Minister - Sir Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967–1992)
- Barbados -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Hugh Springer, Governor-General of Barbados (1984–1990)
- Prime Minister -
- Tom Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976–1985)
- Harold Bernard St. John, Prime Minister of Barbados (1985–1986)
- Belize -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, Governor-General of Belize (1981–1993)
- Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1984–1989)
- Bermuda (British dependent territory)
- Governor - John Morrison, Viscount Dunrossil, Governor of Bermuda (1983–1988)
- Premier - John Swan, Premier of Bermuda (1982–1995)
- British Virgin Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - David Robert Barwick, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1982–1986)
- Chief Minister - Cyril Romney, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1983–1986)
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General of Canada (1984–1990)
- Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984–1993)
- Cayman Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - George Peter Lloyd, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1982–1987)
- Costa Rica -
- President - Luis Alberto Monge, President of Costa Rica (1982–1986)
- Cuba
- Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
- President - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
- Premier - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
- Dominica -
- President - Clarence Seignoret, President of Dominica (1983–1993)
- Prime Minister - Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (1980–1995)
- Dominican Republic -
- President - Salvador Jorge Blanco, President of the Dominican Republic (1982–1986)
- El Salvador -
- President - José Napoleón Duarte, President of El Salvador (1984–1989)
- Grenada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Paul Scoon, Governor-General of Grenada (1978–1992)
- Prime Minister - Herbert Blaize, Prime Minister of Grenada (1984–1989)
- Guatemala
- Head of State - Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores, Chief of State of Guatemala (1983–1986)
- Haiti -
- President - Jean-Claude Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1971–1986)
- Honduras
- President - Roberto Suazo Córdova, President of Honduras (1982–1986)
- Jamaica
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Florizel Glasspole, Governor-General of Jamaica (1973–1991)
- Prime Minister - Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980–1989)
- Mexico -
- President - Miguel de la Madrid, President of Mexico (1982–1988)
- Montserrat (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Arthur Christopher Watson, Governor of Montserrat (1985–1987)
- Chief Minister - John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1978–1991)
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor - René Römer, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1983–1990)
- Prime Minister - Maria Liberia Peters, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1984–1986)
- Nicaragua
- Head of State -
- Junta of National Reconstruction, Head of State of Nicaragua (1979–1985)
- Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (1985–1990)
- Head of State -
- Panama
- De facto leader - Manuel Noriega, Commandant of the Panamanian Defense Forces (1983–1989)
- President -
- Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino, President of Panama (1984–1985)
- Eric Arturo Delvalle, President of Panama (1985–1988)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Clement Arrindell, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981–1995)
- Prime Minister - Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1980–1995)
- Saint Lucia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1982–1987)
- Prime Minister - John Compton, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1982–1996)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
- Prefect -
- Gérard Lefèvre, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1983–1985)
- Bernard Leurquin, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1985–1987)
- President of the General Council - Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1984–1994)
- Prefect -
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
- Governor-General -
- Sir Sydney Gun-Munro, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1976–1985)
- Sir Joseph Lambert Eustace, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1985–1988)
- Prime Minister - James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1984–2000)
- Trinidad and Tobago -
- President - Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1972–1987)
- Prime Minister - George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1981–1986)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Christopher J. Turner, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1982–1987)
- Chief Minister -
- Norman Saunders, Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands (1980–1985)
- Nathaniel Francis, Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands (1985–1986)
- United States of America -
- President - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981–1989)
- Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor -
- Carlos Romero Barceló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1977–1985)
- Rafael Hernández Colón, Governor of Puerto Rico (1985–1993)
- Governor -
- United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
- Governor - Juan Francisco Luis, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1978–1987)
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