List of State Leaders in 1998 - North America

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 –
    1. Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1993–1998)
    2. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
• Bermuda (British dependent territory)
  • Governor – Thorold Masefield, Governor of Bermuda (1997–2002)
  • Premier –
    1. Pamela Gordon, Premier of Bermuda (1997–1998)
    2. Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003)
• British Virgin Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor –
    1. David Mackilligin, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1995–1998)
    2. Frank Savage, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1998–2002)
  • 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 –
    1. José María Figueres, President of Costa Rica (1994–1998)
    2. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
• 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 –
    1. Crispin Sorhaindo, President of Dominica (1993–1998)
    2. Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
  • 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)
• Honduras
  • President –
    1. Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (1994–1998)
    2. Carlos Roberto Flores, President of Honduras (1998–2002)
• 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 – Tony Abbott, Governor of Montserrat (1997–2001)
  • Chief Minister – David Brandt, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1997–2001)
• Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor – Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1994–1998)
    2. Susanne Camelia-Römer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1998–1999)
• Nicaragua
  • President – Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
• 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 – Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister – Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
  • Prefect – 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)
• 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 – A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995–2001)
• 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)