All federal executive departments and agencies will be closed Jan. 9 as a “mark of respect” for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday. He was 100.
President Joe Biden sign the executive order Monday, per Fox News.
The closures, which Biden described as will be in effect the day of the late Carter’s funeral.
Carter will lie in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. His funeral will be held place at Washington National Cathedral, according to plans announced from the White House and Carter Center.
Biden also declared on Sunday, declaring Jan. 9 will be a National Day of Mourning. Hey ordered all American flags to fly at half-staff for the next 30 days.
“I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr.,” Biden wrote in a statement. “I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance.”
Carter, who grew up on a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
“As President, he understood that Government must be as good as its people — and his faith in the people was boundless, just as his belief in America was limitless and his hope for our common future was perennial,” according to a statement from the White House. “Guided by an unwavering belief in the power of human goodness and the God‑given dignity of every human being, he worked tirelessly around the globe to broker peace; eradicate disease; house the homeless; and protect human rights, freedom, and democracy.”
