Washington, USA (DT) – The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will be held on Jan. 9 in Washington, D.C, according to a presidential declaration by President Biden.
Mr. Biden also said that day will be a National Day of Mourning for Carter, who died Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100.
“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.,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance.”
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Mr. Biden declared that all American flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings, military posts and naval stations, as well as on all naval vessels. Most of the federal government will be closed on Jan. 9 in observance of the day of mourning, the president said in a proclamation on Monday.
The 39th US president, who was at home in hospice care, had been treated for an aggressive form of melanoma skin cancer, with tumors that had spread to his liver and brain.
In a brief televised address from St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, where President Biden is vacationing with his family, the president praised his “dear friend” just hours after his death.
“Jimmy Carter is a model of what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose.”
“I see a man who is not only not of our time, but of all time,” he added. “We would all do well to be a little more like Jimmy Carter.”
Will Donald Trump Attend Jimmy Carter’s Funeral?
President-elect Donald Trump has not yet disclosed his plans regarding attendance. Notably, he did not attend Rosalynn Carter’s funeral in 2023, though his wife, Melania Trump, was present alongside all the former first ladies.
The most recent former president to pass away was George H.W. Bush in 2018, during Trump’s presidency. Trump, accompanied by Melania, attended the Washington service held in Bush’s honor.
On Sunday night, Trump released two statements about Carter, acknowledging, “We all owe him a debt of gratitude.”
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