World leaders have reacted to news of former US President Jimmy Carter’s death.
His death was announced on Sunday, December 29, 2024.
The 39th President of the United States, broker of peace between Israel and Egypt in his time, and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights, was 100 years old.
Carter was the longest-lived President in US history. He only served one term in the White House.
His time in the White House was mixed with some success and fraught moments, especially in foreign policy. He left with a low popularity rating after losing a second term to Ronald Reagan in a landslide.
However, Carter spent the decades afterward focused on international relations and human rights, efforts that won him the Nobel peace prize in 2002.
As politicians inside the US remembered a giant, other world leaders did same.
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres said that Carter will be remembered for “his solidarity with the vulnerable, his abiding grace, and his unrelenting faith in the common good and our common humanity.”
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that Carter’s “significant role in achieving the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel will remain etched in the annals of history, and his humanitarian work exemplifies a lofty standard of love, peace, and brotherhood.”
He added that Carter’s enduring legacy ensures that he will be remembered as “one of the world’s most prominent leaders in service to humanity.”
In the UK, Keir Starmer asserted that Carter “redefined the post-presidency with a remarkable commitment to social justice and human rights at home and abroad.”
“His presidency will be remembered for the historic Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, and it was that lifelong dedication to peace that saw him receive the Nobel Peace prize.”
Keir Starmer
King Charles said that Carter was “a committed public servant, and devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights.”
“His dedication and humility served as an inspiration to many, and I remember with great fondness his visit to the United Kingdom in 1977.”
King Charles
Also, French President, Emmanuel Macron said, “Throughout his life, Jimmy Carter has been a steadfast advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable and has tirelessly fought for peace.”
He noted that France sends its heartfelt thoughts to Carter’s family and to the American people.
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau said that Carter’s legacy is one of compassion, kindness, empathy, and hard work. “He served others both at home and around the world his entire life – and he loved doing it,” Trudeau noted.
Panama’s President, Jose Raul Mulino stated that Carter’s time in the White House was “marked by difficult times, and were crucial for Panama in negotiating and signing the Torrijos-Carter Treaties in 1977, which transferred the (Panama) Canal into Panamanian hands and made our country truly sovereign.”
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese said that Carter had left a “remarkable legacy.”
“Beyond being elected to the Presidency or being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Jimmy Carter’s legacy is best measured in lives changed, saved and uplifted.”
Anthony Albanese
January 9 Declared National Day Of Mourning
President Joe Biden declared January 9, 2025, a national day of mourning.
“I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr.
“I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance,” Biden said in a White House proclamation.
Joe Biden
He also ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days from Sunday.
According to the Carter Center, public memorial observances will take place in both Atlanta and Washington, D.C., for the 39th president of the United States, who died Sunday at 100.
In a statement honoring Carter, President Joe Biden said he’d order an official state funeral in the nation’s capital for the longest-living former President and only one to reach the century milestone.
Carter has long said he would be buried in Plains, Georgia. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter was buried in their shared hometown after her death in 2023.
The burial site will be part of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.
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