Signatories

Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America. As a young man, he was a submariner in the Navy, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and rising to the rank of lieutenant, senior grade.

Significant foreign policy accomplishments of his administration included the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David Accords, the treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel, the SALT II treaty negotiated with the Soviet Union, and the establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

Since his Presidency, Jimmy Carter has championed human rights throughout the world, founding the Carter Center and working to observe numerous elections internationally.  He is a frequent volunteer for the housing charity Habitat for Humanity and was the 2002 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his international work. He is a member of The Elders, a collection of world leaders working to address difficult global challenges.