| Canada | United States |
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| 1. | Governor General | President |
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| 2. | Prime Minister | Vice President and Speaker of the Senate |
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| 3. | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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| 4. | Speaker of the Senate | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| 5. | Speaker of the House of Commons | Ambassadors |
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| 6. | Ambassadors | Secretary of State |
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| 7. | Members of the Ministry | Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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| 8. | Leader of the Opposition | Associate Justices of the Supreme Court | |
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| 9. | Lieutenant Governors of the Provinces | Members of the Cabinet |
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| 10. | Members of the Queen's Privy Council | President Pro Tempore of the Senate |
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| 11. | Premiers of the Provinces | Senators |
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| 12. | Commissioners of the Territories | Governors of the States |
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| 13. | Premiers of the Territories | Members of the House of Representatives |
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| 14. | Faith Leaders | Non-Voting Members of the House of Representatives |
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| 15. | Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court | Governor of Puerto Rico |
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| 16. | Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada | National Security Advisor |
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| 17. | Chief Justices of the Provincial Courts | Counsellors and Assistants to the President |
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| 18. | Other Federal and Provincial Judges | Charges d'Affaires of Foreign Countries |
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| 19. | Senators | Deputy Secretaries of Executive Departments |
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| 20. | Members of the House of Commons | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
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| 21. | Consuls General of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation | Solicitor General |
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| 22. | Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet | Administrator of the International Development Cooperation Agency |
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| 23. | Military Leaders | Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency |
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| 24. | Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories | Director of the U.S. Information Agency |
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| 25. | Members of the Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories | Under Secretaries of State and Counsels |
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| 26. | Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts | Under Secretaries of Executive Departments |
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| 27. | Members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories | U.S. Ambassadors at Large |
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| 28. | Chairperson of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians | Secretaries of the Armed Forces |
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| 29. | | Postmaster General |
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| 30. | | Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
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| 31. | | Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality |
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| 32. | | Chairman of the U.S. Export-Import Bank |
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| 33. | | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| 34. | | Under Secretaries of Defense |
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| 35. | | Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| 36. | | Chiefs of Staff of the Four Services |
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| 37. | | Commandant of the Coast Guard |
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| 38. | | Commanders-in-Chief of Unified and Specified Commands of Four-Star Grade |
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| 39. | | Five-Star Generals and Admirals |
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| 40. | | Lieutenant Governors |
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