The 39th President of the United States led a life marked by a deep commitment to human rights, international diplomacy, and humanitarian service, with significant ties to the region.

Carter viewed the Panama Canal transfer as a defining moment of his presidency, while Donald Trump recently reignited debate, ...

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With a focus on human rights, US policy toward Latin America under Jimmy Carter briefly tempered a long tradition of interventionism in a key sphere of American influence, analysts say. Carter, who ...

Carter moved to limit aid to some right-wing dictatorships while supporting others, especially in Central America.

Perhaps more than any single post-World War II president, Carter changed the way many saw the U.S. by attempting to inject ...

US President Donald Trump's threat to seize the Panama Canal over alleged undue Chinese influence may really be aimed at ...

When it comes to Gallup's "Most Admired Man list," Jimmy Carter is number three in the ... monitoring at least 113 elections in Africa, Latin America, and Asia since 1989. In perhaps its most ...

The Carter administration administration marked a break from the Cold War-era policies of prioritizing strategic interests over moral values, advocating instead for a foreign policy that ...

getting America on the road to the energy security we enjoy today. The background shows: In 1978, President Jimmy Carter spoke at a Democratic fund-raiser at downtown's Hyatt Regency Hotel.

With a focus on human rights, US policy toward Latin America under Jimmy Carter briefly tempered a long tradition of interventionism in a key sphere of American influence, analysts say. Carter ...