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On the campaign trail in the mid-1970s, Carter had vowed to make advancing human rights a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy -- a significant shift for the time.
Along with Carter, he sought to change U.S. policy towards Africa, emphasizing human rights concerns over Cold War issues. [11] In 1978, Carter became the first sitting president to make an official state visit to Sub-Saharan Africa , [ 12 ] a reflection of the region's new importance under the Carter administration's foreign policy. [ 13 ]
Former President Jimmy Carter, ... A focus on human rights. Carter beat Ford by 297 to 240 electoral votes and vowed in his inaugural address to put universal rights at the center of US foreign ...
In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote ...
Along with Carter, he sought to change U.S. policy towards Africa, emphasizing human rights concerns over Cold War issues. [162] In 1978, Carter became the first sitting president to make an official state visit to sub-Saharan Africa , [ 163 ] a reflection of the region's new importance under the Carter administration's foreign policy. [ 164 ]
Despite human rights concerns, Carter continued U.S. support for Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire. [230] Zaire received nearly half the foreign aid Carter allocated to sub-Saharan Africa. [231] Under Carter an alliance with Liberia's Samuel Doe, who had come to power in a 1980 coup, was pursued. [232] Carter with Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo on ...
As America’s 39th president, he emphasized human rights in his foreign policy, championed environmentalism at a time when it was not yet popular, and appointed record numbers of women and people ...
Although Carter was personally opposed to abortion, he supported legalized abortion after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973). [2] Early in his term as governor, Carter had strongly supported family planning programs including abortion to save the life of a woman, birth defects, or in other extreme circumstances.