North America
- Canada -
- Prime Minister - Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1878–1891)
- Costa Rica - Bernardo Soto Alfaro, President of Costa Rica (1885–1890)
- Mexico - Porfirio Díaz, President of México (1884–1911)
- United States - Grover Cleveland, President of the United States (1885–1889)
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