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Getty ImagesThere have been several days of celebrations and services in Washington DC to mourn the death of US President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100.
The former president will be honored at a state funeral on January 9 before being laid to rest in his home in Plains, Georgia, alongside his wife, Rosalynn, who died last year at the age of 96.
Carter died Sunday, two years after entering the hospital.
Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming conference.
Where is the funeral?
Carter – who served as President from 1977 to 1981 – will be remembered at a state funeral in Washington DC on 9 January.
The family of the former president agreed on Monday for Carter to lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda, with a service to be held at the Washington National Cathedral.
Carter’s remains will be at the Capitol from the afternoon of January 7th, and will be kept there until the morning of January 9th. The building will be open to the public at “appointed times” for those who wish to pay their respects.
The United States government will be closed on January 9 for a national day of mourning “as a mark of respect for James Earl Carter, Jr”, President Joe Biden said in a major statement.
Will there be other ceremonies?
State funerals are not the only activity of the 39th President.
On January 4, the motorcade will pass through Carter’s small town in Plains, Georgia, and stop at his childhood home before heading to Atlanta to hold a public service at the Carter Presidential Center.
Carter’s remains will be at the library on January 5th and January 6th.
After all the services in Georgia and Washington DC, the former president will be buried for the last time in the Plains in a private ceremony.
Who should attend the state funeral?
Mr Biden will deliver the eulogy at Carter’s Washington DC funeral, which the 39th president has asked him to do in March 2023, according to Mr Biden.
Former presidents and first ladies attend the funerals of their predecessors, so First Lady Jill Biden and others like former President Barack Obama may attend. Hillary and Bill Clinton are also expected to attend.
President Donald Trump’s intentions are unclear. He didn’t attend Rosalynn Carter’s funeral last year, but his wife Melania did, along with other first mothers.
Trump attended a Washington rally for George HW Bush, the last former president to die, in 2018.
