North America
- Anguilla (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Robert Harris, Governor of Anguilla (1996–2000)
- Chief Minister - Hubert Hughes, Chief Minister of Anguilla (1994–2000)
- Antigua and Barbuda -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
- Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
- Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor - Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004)
- Prime Minister - Henny Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (1994–2001)
- The Bahamas -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Orville Turnquest, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1995–2001)
- Prime Minister - Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
- Barbados -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011)
- Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
- Belize -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
- Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1993–1998)
- Bermuda (British dependent territory)
- Governor -
- David Waddington, Baron Waddington, Governor of Bermuda (1992–1997)
- Thorold Masefield, Governor of Bermuda (1997–2002)
- Premier -
- David Saul, Premier of Bermuda (1995–1997)
- Pamela Gordon, Premier of Bermuda (1997–1998)
- Governor -
- British Virgin Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - David Mackilligin, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1995–1998)
- Chief Minister - Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1995–2003)
- Canada -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada (1995–1999)
- Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- Cayman Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - John Wynne Owen, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1995–1999)
- Head of Government - Truman Bodden, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (1994–2000)
- Costa Rica -
- President - José María Figueres, President of Costa Rica (1994–1998)
- 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 - Crispin Sorhaindo, President of Dominica (1993–1998)
- Prime Minister - Edison James, Prime Minister of Dominica (1995–2000)
- Dominican Republic -
- President - Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000)
- El Salvador -
- President - Armando Calderón Sol, President of El Salvador (1994–1999)
- Grenada -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
- Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
- Guatemala -
- President - Álvaro Arzú, President of Guatemala (1996–2000)
- Haiti -
- President - René Préval, President of Haiti (1996–2001)
- Prime Minister - Rosny Smarth, Prime Minister of Haiti (1996–1997)
- Honduras -
- President - Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (1994–1998)
- Jamaica -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
- Prime Minister - P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
- Mexico -
- President - Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico (1994–2000)
- Montserrat (British dependent territory)
- Governor -
- Frank Savage, Governor of Montserrat (1993–1997)
- Tony Abbott, Governor of Montserrat (1997–2001)
- Chief Minister -
- Bertrand Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1996–1997)
- David Brandt, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1997–2001)
- Governor -
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor - Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002)
- Prime Minister - Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1994–1998)
- Nicaragua -
- President -
- Violeta Chamorro, President of Nicaragua (1990–1997)
- Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
- President -
- Panama -
- President - Ernesto Pérez Balladares, President of Panama (1994–1999)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–present)
- Saint Lucia -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
- Governor-General -
- Sir George Mallet, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1996–1997)
- Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Vaughan Lewis, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1996–1997)
- Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
- Prefect -
- Jean-François Carenco, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1996–1997)
- Rémi Thuau, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1997–1999)
- President of the General Council - Bernard Le Soavec, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1996–2000)
- Prefect -
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002)
- Prime Minister - Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1984–2000)
- Trinidad and Tobago -
- President -
- Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987–1997)
- A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
- Prime Minister - Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995–2001)
- President -
- Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - John Kelly, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1996–2000)
- Chief Minister - Derek Hugh Taylor, Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands (1995–2003)
- United States of America -
- President - Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)
- Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor - Pedro Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1993–2001)
- United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
- Governor - Roy L. Schneider, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1995–1999)
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