US announces January 9 as national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter

US President Joe Biden on Sunday declared January 9 a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter.

“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,” read a proclamation from the White House, News.Az reports.

“I do further appoint January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States. 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. I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance,” it noted.

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