North America
- Anguilla (unrecognized secessionist state)
- independence declared on 7 February 1969, extinguished on 19 March
- President - Ronald Webster, President of Anguilla (1969)
- Barbados
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Arleigh Winston Scott, Governor-General of Barbados (1967–1976)
- Prime Minister - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1961–1976)
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967–1974)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979)
- Costa Rica
- President - José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, President of Costa Rica (1966–1970)
- Cuba
- Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
- President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
- Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)
- Dominican Republic
- President - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
- El Salvador
- President - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (1967–1972)
- Guatemala
- President - Julio César Méndez Montenegro, President of Guatemala (1966–1970)
- Haiti
- President - François Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1957–1971)
- Honduras
- President - Oswaldo López Arellano, President of Honduras (1963–1971)
- Jamaica
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Clifford Campbell, Governor-General of Jamaica (1962–1973)
- Prime Minister - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967–1972)
- Mexico
- President - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964–1970)
- Nicaragua
- President - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1967–1972)
- Panama
- De facto leader -
- Boris Martínez, Commandant of the National Guard of Panama (1968–1969)
- Omar Torrijos, Commandant of the National Guard of Panama (1969–1981)
- President -
- José María Pinilla Fábrega, Chairman of the Provisional Junta of Panama (1968–1969)
- Demetrio B. Lakas, President of Panama (1969–1978)
- De facto leader -
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976)
- Governor-General - Sir Solomon Hochoy, Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1960–1972)
- Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)
- United States of America
- President -
- Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States (1963–1969)
- Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969–1974)
- President -
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