State funeral for former President Jimmy Carter According to the President, will be held on January 9 in Washington, D.C. Announcement by President Biden,
Mr Biden also said the day would be a national day of mourning carriage driverWho Died on Sunday, December 29At the age of 100.
“I call on the American people to gather at their respective places of worship that day to pay tribute to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr.,” Mr Biden said in a statement. “I invite those of the world who share our grief to join us in this sacred ritual.”
Mr Biden announced that all US flags would be flown at half-mast for 30 days at all federal buildings, military posts and naval stations, as well as on all naval vessels.
What is a state funeral?
Mr Biden said there would be a “major service” in Washington to honor Carter.
The state funeral is part of a seven to 10-day programme, which will include three stages. The first phase involves memorials and celebrations in Georgia, where he spent most of his life.
The next phase will include ceremonies in Washington, which may include Armed Forces honor guards, elite military bands and other service academies, the National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserve units. pentagon,
The Carter Center confirmed Monday that Carter will lie in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
The next step is the ceremony in the state where the former president has chosen to be interred. The Carter Center has already said there will be a private ceremony in Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia.
Who is likely to attend Carter's funeral?
Mr Biden previously said Carter had asked him to do so sing praises At his funeral. First lady Jill Biden is also expected to attend.
Former presidents and former first ladies usually attend the funerals of their fellow former presidents, so expect to see Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as George and Laura Bush.
Will Trump attend Carter's funeral?
President-elect Donald Trump has not yet announced his plans. he did not attend Rosalynn Carter's funeral in 2023, but his wife, Melania Trump, attended along with all the former first ladies.
The last former president to die was George HW Bush, who died in 2018 when Trump was in the White House. Trump attended Washington service For Bush with Melania Trump.
Trump issued two statements “We all owe him a debt of gratitude,” he said of Carter on Sunday night.