‘Waging Peace’: A Look Back on Carter’s Post Presidency

The Carter Center has conducted peace and health-focused initiatives in more than 80 countries across five continents.
‘Waging Peace’: A Look Back on Carter’s Post Presidency
Nelson Mandela (R) is reunited with Jimmy Carter as other members of the Elders watch in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 29, 2010. Jeff Moore via Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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When the late former President Jimmy Carter left the White House in 1981, his life as a diplomat and negotiator the world over was just beginning.

Beginning with the founding of his nonprofit organization the Carter Center in 1982, the 39th president spent the next 40 years “waging peace” upon the world, building homes, ensuring fair elections, promoting health, and resolving conflicts—sometimes by negotiating personally with dangerous leaders.