Announcing the Death of James Earl Carter, Jr.

What Proclamation 2024-31762 says

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 2 (Friday, January 3, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 185-186] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-31762] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 2 / Friday, January 3, 2025 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 185]] Proclamation 10876 of December 29, 2024 Announcing the Death of James Earl Carter, Jr. By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES: It is my solemn duty to announce officially the death of James Earl Carter, Jr., the thirty-ninth President of the United States, on December 29, 2024. President Carter was a man of character, courage, and compassion, whose lifetime of service defined him as one of the most influential statesmen in our history. He embodied the very best of America: A humble servant of God and the people. A heroic champion of global peace and human rights, and an honorable leader whose moral clarity and hopeful vision lifted our Nation and changed our world. The son of a farmer and a nurse, President Carter's remarkable career in public service began in 1943 as a cadet at the United States Naval Academy. He later served in both the...

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