Political leaders from around the nation are paying tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100.
“Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian,’’ President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden said in a statement. “Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well.”
The president, who was a Delaware senator during Carter’s time in the White House, said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter to be held at an indeterminate date in Washington. The Carter Center said that in addition to the service in Washington, there will be a public observance in Atlanta. Carter will be buried in his hometown of Plains, Ga.
