Trudeau Travelling to Washington for Former US President Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

Former President Jimmy Carter speaks at a Duke University event at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Feb. 15, 2012. The Canadian Press/AP—John Bazemore

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he will attend former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington, D.C. on January 9.

Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.