North America and Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - Victoria, Queen of Canada (1837–1901)
- Governor General - The Viscount Monck of Ballytrammon, Governor General of Canada (1867–1869)
- Prime Minister - John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1891)
- Costa Rica -
- José María Castro Madriz, President of Costa Rica (1866–1868)
- Jesús Jiménez Zamora, President of Costa Rica (1868–1870)
- Haiti - Sylvain Salnave, President of Haiti (1867-1869)
- Mexico - Benito Juárez, President of Mexico (1867–1872)
- United States - Andrew Johnson, President of the United States (1865–1869)
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