The American Embassy in Cairo mourns former US President Jimmy Carter
The United States Embassy in Cairo mourned former US President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, who died yesterday, Sunday, at the age of 100. Offering its condolences to his family.
The American Ambassador to Egypt said Hero Mustafa Garg, in a statement distributed by the embassy, today, Monday, said, “President Carter was, whether during his presidency or during He retired, dedicated to improving the lives of others.”
She added, “For Americans and Egyptians, the bonds that were formed between Presidents Carter and Sadat, especially during the historic Camp David negotiations, played a pivotal role in advancing the peace process in the Middle East.” “A symbol of the deep friendship and shared vision of peace between our two great countries.”
The American embassy stated that President Carter served as the thirty-ninth President of the United States in 1977 to 1981. Explaining that during his presidency, he focused on achieving peace between Egypt and Israel, as he invited the late President Anwar Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin to Camp David for direct negotiations in September 1978.
She indicated that those negotiations It resulted in the signing of the Camp David Accords, which remain the cornerstone of our joint efforts to promote peace and stability in the region, and made it clear that after the end of his presidency in 1981, President Carter remained close to the late President Muhammad Anwar Sadat, as Carter said: “I have not had a better and closer personal friend than Anwar Sadat. His family is close to my family, and we have exchanged visits and had great events and achievements between us, and we have also shared tragedies.” Carter added that Sadat was “the greatest world leader I have ever known,” and that “I do not know how to do justice to a man like him. Words are not Enough.”
The American embassy pointed out that Carter, during his retirement, established the “Carter Center.” To implement humanitarian projects around the world; He also continued his activity in the “Shelter for Humanity” organization. To build homes in the United States and around the world.
In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades-long efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, promote democracy and human rights, and promote economic and social development.”
The statement explained that US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, led by President Carter, said, “Today, America and the world lost an exceptional leader, statesman, and humanitarian, and thanks to… “His compassion and moral clarity, he has worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, promote civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, shelter the homeless, and always stand up for the most vulnerable among us. He has saved, uplifted and changed the lives of so many people around the world.”
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