Foremost among the victories won by the North American
Baha'is during the first and second Seven Year Plans (1937-44 and 1946-53) was
the establishment of the Administrative Order in Central and South America and
Europe. The North American Baha'is have also played a major role in
establishing the Administrative Order in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
(Source: footnote to a message from the Universal House of Justice to the
friends gathered at the Baha'i International Conference in Montreal, 5
September 1982; Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986)