The funeral of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (in office from January 1977 to January 1981), who passed away on the 29th as ‘the most respected former president’, will be held with a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on the 9th of next month (local time). .
According to the ‘Carter Center’, a non-profit foundation founded by former President Carter, on the 30th, the funeral will be held from the 4th to the 9th of next month. Former President Carter will depart from his hometown of Plains, Georgia with his family on the 4th, stop by the Georgia State Capitol, and arrive at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Former President Carter is scheduled to remain here until 9:30 a.m. on the 7th. Mourners can visit until 6 a.m. on the 7th.
Former President Carter will be transported to Washington by air at 10 a.m. on the 7th and placed in the Central Rotunda Hall of the Capitol. Afterwards, it will be moved to the Washington National Cathedral at 10 a.m. on the 9th and a state funeral will be held. After the funeral, former President Carter will be taken to his hometown and laid to rest after a private funeral held among his family.
The funeral was attended by U.S. President Joe Biden, former President Carter’s grandson and Carter Center board chairman Jason Carter, Ted Mondale, son of the late Walter Mondale, who was vice president during former President Carter’s term, and Stephen Ford, son of the late former President Gerald Ford, who delivered condolences. will be read aloud. It has not yet been confirmed whether President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on the 20th of next month, will attend.
President Biden declared the 9th, when former President Carter’s funeral will be strictly observed, as a national day of mourning. Additionally, as a sign of respect for former President Carter, all federal government agencies were ordered to be closed on this day. Major U.S. stock exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq, also announced plans to close on the 9th to mourn former President Carter.
Reporter Lee Ki-wook [email protected]
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