Editing Jimmy Carter (section)

=== Diplomacy ===
Diplomacy was a large part of Carter's post-presidency. These diplomatic efforts began in the Middle East, with a September 1981 meeting with [[prime minister of Israel]] Menachem Begin,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archives.chicagotribune.com/1981/10/15/page/10/article/carter-begin-set-to-compromise |title=Carter: Begin set to compromise |date=October 15, 1981 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817075415/https://archives.chicagotribune.com/1981/10/15/page/10/article/carter-begin-set-to-compromise/}}</ref> and a March 1983 tour of Egypt that included meeting with members of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/09/world/carter-meets-plo-officals-in-egypt.html |title=Carter Meets P.L.O. Officials in Egypt |date=March 8, 1983 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=William E. |last=Farrell |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140457/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/09/world/carter-meets-plo-officals-in-egypt.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, official files revealed that, in January 1993, Carter had been suggested for a [[Northern Ireland peace process]] role by president-elect [[Bill Clinton]] amid speculation that Clinton would appoint a [[United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland|special envoy for Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Niamh |last=Campbell |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Claire Hanna pays tribute to Jimmy Carter: 'First US President to seriously engage with NI issues' |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/claire-hanna-pays-tribute-to-jimmy-carter-first-us-president-to-seriously-engage-with-ni-issues/a524590819.html |access-date=December 30, 2024 |newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=December 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230134634/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/claire-hanna-pays-tribute-to-jimmy-carter-first-us-president-to-seriously-engage-with-ni-issues/a524590819.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1994, Clinton sought Carter's assistance in a North Korea peace mission, during which Carter negotiated an understanding with [[Kim Il Sung]].<ref>{{Cite book|first1=Marion V.|last1=Creekmore|title=A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, The Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions|date=2006|publisher=PublicAffairs |isbn=978-1-58648-414-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kaplan |first1=Fred |author-link=Fred Kaplan (journalist) |date=May 2004 |title=Rolling Blunder |magazine=Washington Monthly |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/may-2004/rolling-blunder-2/ |access-date=June 8, 2010 |archive-date=December 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205113603/https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/may-2004/rolling-blunder-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Carter outlined a treaty with Kim, which he announced to CNN without the Clinton administration's consent to spur American action.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cartercenter.org/documents/nondatabase/nytimesarticle.htm |work=The New York Times |date=September 5, 2003 |last1=Brooke |first1=James |title=Carter Issues Warning on North Korea Standoff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615210532/https://cartercenter.org/documents/nondatabase/nytimesarticle.htm |archive-date=June 15, 2010 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=The Carter Center}}</ref>

[[File:The Elders (9358747992).jpg|thumb|alt=Carter, Ahtisaari, Hague, and Brahmdi standing next to each other.|Carter (''second from right'') with [[Martti Ahtisaari]], [[William Hague]], and [[Lakhdar Brahimi]] from The Elders group in London, July 24, 2013|left]]
In March 1999, Carter visited Taiwan and met with President [[Lee Teng-hui]]. During the meeting, Carter praised the progress Taiwan made in democracy, human rights, economy, culture, science, and technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/1219|title=President Lee Hosts Former US President Jimmy Carter|newspaper=Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan)|date=March 30, 1999|access-date=May 23, 2023|archive-date=May 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522231559/https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/1219|url-status=live}}</ref> But Carter remained a controversial figure in Taiwan for having ended U.S. diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan).<ref>Wong, Tessa. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn446nmjp1vo "'It was destiny': How Jimmy Carter embraced China and changed history"]. ''BBC News'', December 30, 2024.</ref>

In 2003, Carter championed a plan to hold elections in [[Venezuela]] amid [[2002–2003 Venezuelan general strike|protests aimed at doing so]].<ref>Olson, Alexandra (January 22, 2003). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-jimmy-carter-proposes-plan-to-ho/156439619/ Jimmy Carter proposes plan to hold elections in Venezuela] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091339/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-jimmy-carter-proposes-plan-to-ho/156439619/ |date=October 7, 2024 }}. [[Associated Press]]. ''The Sun''. Retrieved October 2, 2024.</ref> Ultimately, no elections were held.

In 2006, Carter stated his disagreements with Israel's domestic and foreign policy while saying he supported the country,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7420573.stm |work=BBC News |title=Israel 'has 150 nuclear weapons' |date=May 26, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-date=November 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114221206/https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7420573.stm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/news/jimmy-carter-israel-s-apartheid-policies-worse-than-south-africa-s-1.206865 |title=Jimmy Carter: Israel's 'Apartheid' Policies Worse Than South Africa's |date=December 11, 2006 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=Haaretz |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012121312/https://www.haaretz.com/news/jimmy-carter-israel-s-apartheid-policies-worse-than-south-africa-s-1.206865 |url-status=live}}</ref> extending his criticisms to Israel's policies in Lebanon, the [[West Bank]], and [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].{{sfn|Brinkley|1998|pp=99–123}}

In July 2007, Carter joined [[Nelson Mandela]] in Johannesburg, South Africa, to announce his participation in [[The Elders (organization)|The Elders]], a group of independent global leaders working together on peace and human rights issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theelders.org/about |title=What is The Elders? |publisher=The Elders |access-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-date=March 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328003737/https://theelders.org/about}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theelders.org/our-work |title=Our Work |publisher=The Elders |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327235803/https://theelders.org/our-work}}</ref> After the announcement, Carter participated in visits to [[Darfur]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/2007/10/03/idUKL03712818._CH_.242020071003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131102647/https://uk.reuters.com/article/2007/10/03/idUKL03712818._CH_.242020071003 |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |title=Jimmy Carter blocked from meeting Darfur chief |date=October 3, 2007 |work=Reuters |access-date=June 12, 2012}}</ref> Sudan,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfju7512LbJMdyWRLTb3YItDEgfQ |title=Sudan ready to withdraw troops from Abyei: Jimmy Carter |author=Ian Timberlake |work=Google News |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=May 27, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703114403/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfju7512LbJMdyWRLTb3YItDEgfQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theelders.org/article/jimmy-carter-and-lakhdar-brahimi-sudan-support-peace-efforts |title=Jimmy Carter and Lakhdar Brahimi in Sudan to support peace efforts |publisher=The Elders |date=May 27, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512233718/https://www.theelders.org/article/jimmy-carter-and-lakhdar-brahimi-sudan-support-peace-efforts}}</ref> Cyprus, the [[Korean Peninsula]], and the Middle East, among others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theelders.org/jimmy-carter |title=Jimmy Carter |publisher=The Elders |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-date=March 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305173858/https://theelders.org/jimmy-carter |url-status=live}}</ref> He attempted to travel to Zimbabwe in 2008, but was stopped by President [[Robert Mugabe]]'s government.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics-annan-idUSTRE4AL19320081122 |title=Annan, Carter say barred from Zimbabwe |work=Reuters |date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-date=May 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504143402/https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/22/us-zimbabwe-politics-annan-idUSTRE4AL19320081122 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2008, Carter met with Syrian President [[Bashar al-Assad]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160253&Itemid=96 |title=PR-USA.net |publisher=PR-USA.net |date=November 1, 2007 |access-date=June 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516022847/https://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160253&Itemid=96 |archive-date=May 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.fw-magazine.com/content/president-jimmy-carter-speaks-forward |title=Jimmy Carter speaks to ''Forward Magazine'' |magazine=Forward Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725112857/https://www.fw-magazine.com/content/president-jimmy-carter-speaks-forward |date=July 25, 2015 |archive-date= July 25, 2015 |access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> and in a June 2012 call with [[Jeffrey Brown (journalist)|Jeffery Brown]], he stressed that Egyptian military generals could take full executive and legislative power to form a new constitution favoring themselves if their announced intentions came true.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/carter-on-egypt/ |title=Jimmy Carter: If Egypt's Ruling Military Goes Through With Plan, Same as Coup |date=June 20, 2012 |first=Larisa |last=Epatko |publisher=PBS |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012105335/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/carter-on-egypt/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 10, 2010, Carter traveled to North Korea and negotiated the release of [[Aijalon Gomes]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/north.korea.carter/index.html |title=Freed American Arrives Home from North Korea |publisher=CNN|date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615112802/https://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/north.korea.carter/index.html |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McCurry |first=Justin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/27/north-korea-us-prisoner-jimmy-carter |title=North Korea releases US prisoner after talks with Jimmy Carter |newspaper=The Guardian |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915193551/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/27/north-korea-us-prisoner-jimmy-carter |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, as tensions between the U.S. and North Korea persisted, Carter recommended a peace treaty between the two nations,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/10/jimmy-carter-presses-u-s-north-korea-to-tone-down-nuclear-war-rhetoric/ |title=Jimmy Carter presses U.S., North Korea to tone down escalating rhetoric |first=Tamar |last=Hallerman |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=August 10, 2017 |access-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034109/https://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/08/10/jimmy-carter-presses-u-s-north-korea-to-tone-down-nuclear-war-rhetoric/ |archive-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> and confirmed that he had volunteered to the Trump administration to be a diplomatic envoy to North Korea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/356567-carter-volunteers-to-help-solve-tensions-with-north-korea/ |title=Carter volunteers to help solve tensions with North Korea |date=October 21, 2017 |newspaper=The Hill |first=John |last=Bowden |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140452/https://thehill.com/policy/international/356567-carter-volunteers-to-help-solve-tensions-with-north-korea |url-status=live}}</ref>